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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.
Committees must file the following reports in July:
Separate segregated funds (SSFs) – political committees set up and administered by a connected organization – may only solicit contributions from a “restricted class” of individuals. The definition of “restricted …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (Case No. 24-2585), granting Plaintiff’s Motion …
Read moreOn June 9, 2025, the United States Justice Foundation and Policy Issues Institute, its President James V. Lacy, and Alexander Tomescu (plaintiffs) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for …
Read moreSeveral states will hold nonfederal elections this November. Federal candidates and officeholders who wish to help state and local candidates and party organizations raise money for these races must limit …
Read moreVirginia has scheduled a special election to fill the U.S. House seat in the 11th Congressional District held by the late Representative Gerald E. Connolly. The Special General Election will …
Read moreOn June 3, 2025, the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted motions to dismiss filed by the President and Attorney General and, separately, the …
Read moreNeed help preparing your committee’s upcoming July reports? The Commission will host FECFile webinars for candidate committees on Wednesday, June 25, and for PACs and party committees on Wednesday, July …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Democratic National Committee, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et …
Read moreThe FEC will offer a two-hour online training session for political action committees (PACs) and party committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.
The webinar, to be held …
Read moreWhen reporting disbursements, political committees must describe the purpose of each payment. As a general rule, filers should consider whether a person who is not associated with the committee could …
Read moreIf your political committee maintains an official website available to the general public, it must include a disclaimer. In general, these disclaimers must be presented in a clear and conspicuous …
Read moreCampaigns that accept contributions from groups that are not political committees registered with the FEC (such as state PACs, unregistered local party committees or nonfederal campaigns) must make sure the …
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