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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 November 30, 2005, President Bush signed the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, allotting $54.7 million to fund the …
Read moreThe Commission has entered into a conciliation agreement with AMEC Construction Management, Inc. (AMEC), in which AMEC has agreed to pay an $85,000 civil penalty for violating the Federal Election …
Read moreAfter more than 30 years of public service, FEC Staff Director James A. Pehrkon has retired. Mr. Pehrkon had served as Staff Director since 1999, and before that was Deputy …
Read moreOn December 14, 2005, the Commission elected Michael E. Toner as its Chairman and Danny Lee McDonald as Vice Chairman for 2006.
Chairman Toner was nominated to the Commission by …
Read moreOn November 22, 2005, the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida ordered the Reform Party of the United States of America (“Reform Party”) to repay $333,558 with …
Read moreOn November 15, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FEC’s motion for summary judgment finding that Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) …
Read moreCongressman Silvestre Reyes may use campaign funds to finance a weekly radio program discussing Congressional, campaign and local issues. While the program must include a disclaimer indicating that it was …
Read moreThe costs that Fired Up, LLC (Fired Up), incurs to cover or carry news stories, commentary or editorials on its web sites are encompassed by the press exception, and therefore …
Read moreThis article on filing requirements for 2006 is supplemented by the reporting tables on the following pages.
It is the responsibility of the committee treasurer to file required …
Read moreOn December 1, 2005, the Commission voted to amend its rules to permit state, district and local party committees to pay as administrative expenses the salaries, wages and fringe benefits …
Read moreOn December 8, 2005, the Commission approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) presenting seven alternatives for revising the so-called “content prong” of the three-part regulatory test for coordinated communications. …
Read moreThe upcoming year promises to be exciting and challenging as the Commission continues to improve existing programs and complete BCRA-related rulemakings. A top priority is the reconsideration of regulations as …
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