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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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The Commission has ended the consideration of a rulemaking which would have revised Commission regulations to treat certain limited liability partnerships (LLPs) as corporations for purposes of the Federal Election …
Read morePACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Monday, November 20, covering the month of October. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
On September 13th, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register seeking comments on ways to improve its online user experiences, including its report filing processes and public-facing website. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved a proposed directive concerning investigations and discussed an advisory opinion request. Prior to the meeting, the Commission approved …
Read moreOn September 29, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted both parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in part and denied both motions in …
Read moreWhile most loans are considered contributions until repaid, bank loans do not count as contributions if made in the ordinary course of business and on a basis that assures repayment. …
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Printed copies of the 2023 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 (menu option …
Read moreIf you plan to make independent expenditures this election cycle, please join us on November 15 for back-to-back webinars designed for you! During the first workshop, staff from the FEC’s …
Read moreThe Commission has decided not to initiate rulemakings in response to two petitions for rulemaking.
On February 10, 2016, the Commission received a …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an Audit Division recommendation memorandum.
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on Citizens for Waters The Commission approved three findings …
Read morePACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Friday, October 20, covering the month of September. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …
Read moreCalifornia has scheduled special elections to fill the remainder of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s unexpired U.S. Senate term. The Special Primary Election will be held on March 5, 2024, …
Read morePolitical committees, individuals and organizations spent more than $2 billion on independent expenditures during the 2021-22 election cycle. If you’d like to learn more about these unlimited express …
Read moreAll authorized committees of House, Senate and quarterly-filing presidential candidates have an October Quarterly Report due by Sunday, October 15th. This report covers activity through September 30, 2023. Please note …
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