24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures periods: main page (2024)

Political committees and other persons who make independent expenditures (IEs) may have to disclose this activity within 24- or 48-hours based upon the date and amount of the expenditure.

To access charts listing the breakdowns of the periods during which 24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures must be filed for 2024 elections:

• IE periods for congressional primaries (2024)
• IE periods for presidential primaries (2024)
• IE periods for national party nominating conventions (2024)
• IE periods for general election (2024)
• IE periods for special elections (2024)

Political committees must use Form 3X, Schedule E to file 24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures. Persons who are not political committees must use Form 5.

For a chronological listing of 24- and 48-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures periods, please consult the FEC Calendar.