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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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Provisions of the appropriations act signed into law on December 16, 2014 (H.R. 83) enable national party committees to establish accounts to defray certain expenses incurred with respect to Presidential …
Read moreWashington—The Federal Election Commission today issued interim reporting guidance for national party committee accounts.
On December 16, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, …
Read moreWashington—The Federal Election Commission today issued interim reporting guidance for national party committee accounts.
On December 16, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion, findings in an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and a Proposed Final Audit Report. The Commission also discussed two drafts …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission heard wide-ranging public comment today at a hearing to consider issues surrounding a potential rulemaking in light of the Supreme Court’s April 2014 decision …
Read moreIt's not too late to register for the FEC's February 18 webinar on federal campaign finance law for corporations and their political action committees. Part of the new FECConnect …
Read moreThe 2015 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
The limits are:
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 …
Read moreThe Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), requires certain political committees to disclose contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant …
Read more. Today, the Commission published its Price Index Adjustments for Contribution and Expenditure Limitations and Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold in the Federal Register. This annual notice informs the public …
Read moreYear-End reports covering activity through December 31 are due Saturday, January 31. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing deadlines, even when they fall …
Read moreActBlue, a nonconnected political action committee, may establish separate “draft funds” and “nominee funds” to accept contributions earmarked for candidates and prospective candidates who are women. Since the contributor will …
Read moreParty committees that do not conduct reportable federal election activity and all PACs have the option to choose to file reports on a "monthly" or "quarterly" filing schedule. Some committees …
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