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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.
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On June 24, 2015, the Commission is offering a FECFile webinar for campaign committees as they prepare to file their July Quarterly reports. This webinar will demonstrate the Commission’s FECFile …
Illinois will hold special primary and general elections to fill the U.S. House seat in Illinois’ 18th Congressional District vacated by Representative Aaron Schock. The Special Primary will be held …
Read moreThe 2015 edition of Title 11, Code of Federal Regulations is now available from the FEC's Information Division. To order a hard copy, call 1-800/424-9530 (press 6), or send an …
Read morePrinted copies of the 2015 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission's Information Division at (202) 694-1100 or (800) 424-9530 …
Read morePlaintiffs Laura Holmes and Paul Jost claimed that the per-election limits on individual contributions to candidates violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights and asked the U.S. District Court for …
Read moreRegistration is ongoing for several upcoming webinars on federal campaign finance law for different types of committees:
To mark the agency''s 40th anniversary, the Commission has released an interactive timeline that highlights some of the landmark events in the agency’s history. From the first Commissioners’ oaths …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Opinion and Order yesterday in Holmes, et al. v. FEC (Case 1:14-cv-01243-RMC) denying plaintiffs’ Motion for …
Read moreAll PACs and party committees that file monthly have a report due today, April 20, covering the month of March. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly in …
Read moreAuthorized committees have a report due Wednesday, April 15, covering activity from the closing date of their last report through March 31. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed …
Read moreHouse and Senate candidates running in the 2013-2014 election cycle raised $1.7 billion and spent $1.6 billion between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014.
The 1,445 candidates running …
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The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …