Open meetings
Open to the public. The Commission considers new regulations, advisory opinions and other public matters at open meetings, which are typically held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at FEC headquarters, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC. Commission meeting agendas are usually published a week before a scheduled meeting.
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December 18, 2025
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December 4, 2025
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November 20, 2025
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November 6, 2025
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October 23, 2025
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September 18, 2025
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September 4, 2025
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August 14, 2025
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July 31, 2025
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July 17, 2025
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June 26, 2025
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June 5, 2025
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May 22, 2025
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May 1, 2025
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March 27, 2025
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Sunshine Act Notice
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March 13, 2025 (Canceled)
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Sunshine Act Notice
Amended Sunshine Act Notice
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February 27, 2025 (Canceled)
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February 13, 2025 (Canceled)
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Sunshine Act Notice
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January 30, 2025
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Sunshine Act Notice
Amended Sunshine Act Notice
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December 12, 2024
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Sunshine Act Notice
Amended Sunshine Act Notice
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Public hearings
The Commission periodically holds public hearings at FEC headquarters, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC. These hearings offer interested persons an opportunity to testify concerning proposed regulations and other matters that come before the Commission. This page lists upcoming public hearings as well as those held from 2005 through the present. Use the Searchable Electronic Rulemaking System (SERS) to search for all archived rulemaking hearings.
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June 27, 2012 audit hearing
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Sunshine Act Notice
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March 7, 2012 Corporate/Labor Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications
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February 15, 2012 audit hearing
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Sunshine Act Notice
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August 31, 2011 audit hearing
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Sunshine Act Notice
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June 16, 2010 audit hearing
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Sunshine Act Notice
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March 16, 2010 Public Hearing on Federal Officeholders' and Candidates' Participation in Certain Nonfederal Fundraising Events
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March 2-3, 2010 Public Hearing on Coordinated Communications
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Oral Hearing (Postponed)
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December 16, 2009 Public Hearing on Definition of Federal Election Activity Rulemaking (2009)
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November 4, 2009 audit hearing
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Sunshine Act Notice
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July 29 and August 25, 2009 Public Hearings on Website and Internet Communications Improvement Initiative
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January 14-15, 2009 Public Hearing on Agency Procedures
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November 15, 2005 Public Hearing on the Definitions of "Solicit" and "Direct"
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Sunshine Act Notice
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October 20, 2005 Public Hearing on Electioneering Communications
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Sunshine Act Notice
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August 4, 2005 Public Hearings on the Definition of Federal Election Activity; State, District, and Local Party Committee Payment of Certain Salaries and Wages
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Sunshine Act Notice
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May 17, 2005 Public Hearing on 1) Candidate Solicitation at Party Fundraising Events; 2) Definition of “Agent”; 3) Payroll Deductions by Member Corporations for Trade Association’s SSF
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Sunshine Act Notice
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September 29, 2004
(Oral Hearing)
(Cancelled)
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Sunshine Act Notice
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April 14-15, 2004 Public Hearing on Political Committee Status
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September 17, 2003-Oral Hearing
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June 4, 2003Oral Hearing
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Executive sessions
Confidential and closed to the public. The Commission meets regularly in executive sessions to discuss pending enforcement actions, litigation and other matters that, by law, must be kept confidential.
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December 16, 2025
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December 2, 2025
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November 18, 2025
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November 4, 2025
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October 21, 2025
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September 16, 2025
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September 3, 2025
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August 12, 2025
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July 29, 2025
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July 15, 2025
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June 24, 2025
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June 3, 2025
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May 20, 2025
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April 29, 2025
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March 25 and 27, 2025
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Sunshine Act Notice
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March 11 and 13, 2025
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Sunshine Act Notice
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February 25 and 27, 2025
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Sunshine Act Notice
Amended Sunshine Act Notice
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February 11 and 13, 2025 (Canceled)
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Sunshine Act Notice
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January 28 and 30, 2025
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Sunshine Act Notice
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January 14, 2025
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Sunshine Act Notice
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