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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

Regulations

As part of its role administering campaign finance law, the Commission issues regulations, which are published every year in Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

This archive contains 11 CFR and other public materials related to regulations.

11 CFR

Changes to be included in the 2021 printed edition:

  • None at this time.
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Search rulemakings

Use SERs to search completed and ongoing Commission rulemakings. Search for proposed rules, final rules, public comments and hearing testimony. Additionally, submit comments on proposed regulations and other rulemaking documents.

Learn how to comment on rulemaking documents

Search and comment on rulemaking documents

Explanations and Justifications (E&Js)

The Commission writes an E&J whenever it submits to Congress a new regulation or amends an old one. This archive compiles all E&Js written to accompany FEC regulations, from 1975 to present.

Browse E&Js

Public hearings

The Commission periodically holds public hearings at its headquarters in Washington, DC. These hearings offer interested persons an opportunity to testify concerning proposed regulations and other matters that come before the Commission.

Upcoming hearings and those held within the last several years are listed in reverse chronological order with links to relevant documents.

Public hearings archive

This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.

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