Search or browse the latest information about the Commission and federal campaign finance law.
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. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
Senator Ron Wyden may use campaign funds to protect his personal electronic devices and accounts from cybersecurity threats that he faces in his role as an elected official.
Several ...
On December 13, 2018, the Commission approved final rules for reporting multistate independent expenditures and electioneering communications made during the presidential primary period. The rules will take effect March 31 ...
The Year-End report is due Thursday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2018. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 ...
At its open meeting of December 13, 2018, the Commission unanimously approved 11 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the ...
To close down committee operations, a committee must file a termination report. To file a termination report, a committee must:
Congressional candidates running in 2017 and 2018 collected $2.3 billion and disbursed $1.8 billion, political parties received ...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion and approved a Final Rule and Explanation and Justification in connection with the reporting of independent expenditures and electioneering communications ...
WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected Ellen L. Weintraub as Chair and Matthew S. Petersen as Vice Chairman for 2019. A member of the Commission ...
Editor's note: Due to the lapse in government appropriations from December 22, 2018 through January 25, 2019, these webinars were not held. Please direct all questions about the cancelled webinars ...
On November 8, 2018, State Representative Nancy Mace filed a complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit challenges ...
The same disclaimer rules that apply to election-related mailings also apply to holiday greeting cards, even if they do not solicit funds or contain express advocacy. If a campaign sends ...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an Audit Division recommendation memorandum.
The Commission held over discussion of Advisory Opinion Request 2018-15 from Sen. Ron Wyden ...
On December 3, 2018, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (83 Fed. Reg. 62283) in response to a rulemaking petition that asks the agency to ...
On December 3, 2018, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (83 Fed. Reg. 62282) in response to a rulemaking petition. The petition asks the Commission ...
All PACs, party committees and 2018 general election candidates must file a Post-General Report (30G) by Thursday, December 6. This report covers activity from the close of books for your ...
Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.