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The Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22. These live, interactive webinars are …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday issued a per curiam Opinion in McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-10830), affirming an order of …
Read moreThe Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations require certain political committees to disclose information about lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant PACs whose bundled contributions within a covered period exceed a specified …
Read moreThe 2026 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
When reporting disbursements, political committees must describe the purpose of each payment. As a general rule, filers should consider whether a person who is not associated with the committee could …
Read moreOn January 30, 2026, Julie Seegers (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on her administrative complaint. The …
Read moreOn January 30, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted summary judgment to Campaign Legal Center and OpenSecrets (plaintiffs). Plaintiffs had filed suit …
Read moreWhen campaigns receive contributions from groups that are not political committees registered with the FEC (such as state PACs, unregistered local party committees or nonfederal campaigns), they must make sure …
Read moreThe Commission will offer online training for committees that use the agency’s FECFile software to file their disclosure reports. The webinar for political action committees (PACs) and party committees will …
Read moreOn February 5, 2026, Senate Majority PAC (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) alleging the FEC failed to act on its …
Read moreIf you work with a nonconnected committee (including a Super PAC, Hybrid PAC or Leadership PAC) please join us on Wednesday, March 18, for our Nonconnected PAC Webinar. This two-part, …
Read moreOn January 23, 2026, Peter Bernegger (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. The …
Read moreOn December 31, 2025, Peter Bernegger (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. The …
Read moreOn February 5, 2026, Senate Majority PAC (SMP) (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative …
Read moreThe FEC will conduct two days of training for party committees in March. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners session …
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