Commission adjusts civil penalties for 2022
The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2022, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …
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The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2022, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …
Read moreThis article describes the filing requirements for 2022. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.
All committees must file …
Read moreOn December 16, 2021, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from the DSCC and DCCC. The request asked whether text messages sent to the committees’ supporters via short code …
Read moreOn December 2, 2021, Wisconsin Family Action (WFA), a 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-stock corporation, filed suit against the Commission. The complaint alleges that the Commission’s interpretation of Section 30104(c) of the …
Read moreOn December 8, 2021, Free Speech For People and Campaign for Accountability (“plaintiffs”) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the FEC failed …
Read moreSchiff for Congress ("the Committee"), the authorized committee of Congressman Adam Schiff, may rent its email list to a publishing company under the circumstances proposed by the Committee and Congressman …
Read moreThe Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2022. The webinars for political action committees (PACs) and party committees will be held on Wednesday, January …
Read moreThe Commission has posted on its website an updated Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees. The new Guide, which replaces the 2014 edition, provides an overall summary …
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.
The FEC’s Draft Strategic Plan, FY 2022-2026 is now available for comment on the FEC website. In creating its new Draft Strategic Plan, the Commission focused on building long-term …
Read moreEditor's Note: Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, the Commission’s February 8-9 conference will be held online.
The Commission will hold its only in-person regional conference of the …
Read moreRetail Benefits, Inc. (RBI) may provide customized fundraising software to political committees and will not incur reporting obligations under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations.
On November 8, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted Campaign Legal Center’s (the plaintiff) renewed motion for default judgment against the Commission. …
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 October 29, 2021, Dr. Jill Stein and Jill Stein for President (together, "Stein") petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for review of …
Read moreOn September 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted summary judgment to Giffords (plaintiff) and denied the FEC's motion to dismiss or …
Read moreOn Wednesday, December 8, the Commission will offer a two-part webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and Leadership PACs. This will …
Read moreCertified Voter, LLC (Certified Voter) may sell sponsored advertisement services to political committees for a commercially reasonable fee without the services resulting in an in-kind contribution.
Certified Voter …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in October:
The Commission will host a Virtual Conference on November 16-17, 2021. During this two-day training event, Commissioners and FEC staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal …
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