Fed Hosts Open Meeting with Easy Online Viewing Option
Published Date: 6/20/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Reserve is holding an open meeting on June 25, 2025, that anyone can watch online without registering. If you want to attend in person, you must pre-register by June 24 and provide ID and personal info for security checks. This update makes it easier to join remotely while keeping the building safe, with no cost to viewers and clear deadlines for in-person attendance.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
False statements can bring criminal penalties
If you make false statements in your request to enter the Board's premises, you may be subject to a fine or imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. 1001. Providing the requested information is voluntary, but failing to provide required information may lead to disapproval of your access request.
Watch the Fed meeting online free
You can watch the Federal Reserve open meeting at 2 p.m. on June 25, 2025 via a webcast link on the Board's website without registering and at no cost. Meeting documents will be available about 20 minutes before the meeting on the Board's website.
In-person attendance requires preregistration
If you want to attend in person at the Martin Federal Reserve Board Building, you must pre-register by close of business on June 24, 2025 and provide your name, date of birth, and SSN or passport number. You must also present identifying information including a photo REAL ID before admission and notify the Public Affairs Office in advance.
Your personal data may be shared for security checks
The Board will use the personal information you provide to prescreen visitors and may disclose that information to federal, state, local, or foreign agencies when reasonably necessary for security checks. The Board collects SSNs under Executive Order 9397 to keep accurate records and to request information from law enforcement or regulatory databases.
Meeting recording and transcript posted after meeting
The open meeting will be recorded and the webcast recording and transcript will be made available after the meeting on the Board's website at http://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/. This lets you review the meeting if you cannot watch live.
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