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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 …

This article describes the filing requirements for 2022. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.

Year-End reports covering 2021 activity

All committees must file …

On 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 …

On 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 …

On 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 …

Schiff 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 …

The 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 …

The 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 …

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.

• AOR 2021-11
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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 …

Editor'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 …

Retail 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.

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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. …

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.

• AOR 2021-10
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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 …

On 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 …

On 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 …

Certified 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.

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Certified Voter …

Committees must file the following reports in October:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2021. The report covers financial activity …

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 …