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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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An earmarked contribution is a contribution which a contributor directs to a clearly identified federal candidate or a candidate’s authorized campaign committee, either orally or in writing, …
Read moreOn April 6, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Utah (the court) dismissed the Commission’s case against John Swallow, one of two defendants in FEC v. …
Read moreAs primary season heats up, authorized committees of candidates are reminded to file 48-hour notices for all contributions (including loans) of $1,000 or more received less than 20 days but …
Read moreRegistration is now open for the FEC’s webinar for political party committees to be held on Wednesday, April 25. Topics to be discussed include political party accounts, methods of supporting …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on May 23, 2018. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the …
Read moreOn March 23, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Commission’s disclosure policy as constitutional and a reasonable exercise of the agency’s administrative authority. The …
Read moreQuarterly filers have a report due Sunday, April 15, covering from the close of books of their last report through March 31. Please note that the FEC does not …
Read moreCongressional candidates running in 2017 and 2018 collected $879.9 million and disbursed $449.7 million, political parties received $559.3 million and spent $437.3 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $1.4 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court for the District of Utah Central Division on Friday issued a Memorandum Decision and Order in FEC v. Jeremy Johnson and John Swallow …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on May 9, 2018. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal …
Read morePrinted copies of the 2018 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 …
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Printed copies of the 2018 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 …
The FEC’s recently updated Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations is now available in print. The new guide contains the most up-to-date information regarding corporations, labor organizations, trade …
Read moreRegistration is now open for the FEC’s webinar for candidates and their authorized committees on Wednesday, April 11. Topics to be discussed include fundraising for candidate committees, use of …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed below. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
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