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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.
In order to elicit comments addressing the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC (Citizens United) on the Commission's proposed rules regarding coordinated communications, …
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 moreThe 2010 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
The limits are:
The December 2009 edition of PACRONYMS, a list of the acronyms, abbreviations and common names of federal political action committees (PACs) is available on the Commission's website. This list is …
Read moreFEC staff recently completed a significant upgrade of the Commission's web site, www.fec.gov. The redesigned site offers a wealth of information in a simple, clearly-organized format. Features include cascading …
Read moreOn January 27, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted in part and denied in part the motion of Louisiana Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao, the …
Read moreOn February 5, 2010, the Commission announced that, due to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, it will no longer enforce statutory and regulatory provisions prohibiting …
Read moreOn February 24, the Commission published its Price Index Adjustments for Expenditure Limitations and Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold in the Federal Register. This annual notice informs the public of any …
Read more. The FEC will be holding several public hearings early next month as it continues to consider new regulations to implement several recent court decisions. On March 2-3, the Commission …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded that they have a report due Saturday, February 20, covering the month of January. Please note that the Commission does not have statutory authority to …
Read moreThe FEC is closed due to extreme weather in Washington, DC. Beyond the links provided on the tips for treasurers page, please visit http://www.fec.gov/info/compliance.shtml for useful links to publications reporting …
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