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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
The Commission has added a new tool to its educational outreach toolbox: FECConnect OnTopic. Beginning next month, the agency will host periodic small-group discussions on issues relevant to the filing …
WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an Order in FEC v. Rivera (Case No. 17-22643) on Tuesday, granting the Commission’s Motion for …
Registration is now open for the FEC’s March 24 webinar for membership and labor organization PACs. The webinar for trade association PACs will follow on April 28. Visit our …
On February 16, 2021, Campaign Legal Center (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the Commission failed to act on its administrative …
On February 12, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) dismissed the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claim brought against the Commission by the Campaign …
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership organizations, labor organizations, and their political action committees (PACs) on March 24, 2021. These interactive workshops are designed …
The Commission’s campaign finance data search system has been updated to improve access to leadership PAC information.
Users can now search for leadership PACs by sponsor, using the “committee type” …
Party committees that do not conduct reportable federal election activity and all PACs have the option to file reports on a “monthly” or “quarterly” filing schedule. Some committees prefer to …
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission announced updated contribution limits that have been indexed for inflation and are effective for federal elections in 2021-22.
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of …
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), certain contribution limits are indexed for inflation every two years, based on the change in the cost of living since 2001, which …
The 2021 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
The 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 …
The Commission has announced the inflation-adjusted contribution limits for 2021-2022 elections, as well as updated coordinated party expenditure limits and the lobbyist bundling threshold for 2021. For the 2021-2022 cycle, …
Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
Veronica Escobar for Congress (“the committee”) may use campaign funds to pay for wiring and lighting costs necessary to install home security measures recommended by the House Sergeant at Arms. …
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today held an audit hearing and an open meeting, where it approved an Audit Division recommendation memorandum. The Commission had previously approved by tally …