Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102
§227 “banking Act of 1933”
Title 12 › CHAPTER 3 — FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER I — DEFINITIONS, ORGANIZATION, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING SYSTEM › § 227
Summary
The law passed on June 16, 1933 (chapter 89, 48 Stat. 162) is officially called the "Banking Act of 1933."
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Title 12, §227
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The short title of the Act of June 16, 1933, ch. 89, 48 Stat. 162, shall be the “Banking Act of 1933.”
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The Banking Act of 1933, also known as the Glass-Steagall Act, 1933, referred to in text, is classified to section 24, 33, 34a, 36, 51, 52, 61, 64a, 71a, 77, 78, 84, 85, 161, 197a, 221a, 227, 242, 244, 248, 289, 301, 304, 321, 329, 333 to 338, 347, 348a, 371b, 371c, 371d, 374a, 375a, 377, 378, 481, and 632 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Right To Amend, Alter or Repeal; SeparabilityAct June 16, 1933, ch. 89, § 34, 48 Stat. 195, provided: “The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby”.
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12 U.S.C. § 227
Title 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102