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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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Campaign Legal Center (CLC) may file a complaint with the Commission pursuant to 52 U.S.C. § 30109(a)(1) if it believes a violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) …
Read moreThe Commission has adopted a sample donor response form that can be used as an example for committees that seek and accept contributions from limited liability companies (LLCs).
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Read moreThe Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (DPPR) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act.
The determination of a state party organization’s status as the …
Read moreThe American Samoa Democratic Party (ASDP) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act.
The determination of a state party organization’s status as the state …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in April:
Arizona has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 7th Congressional District formerly held by the late Representative Raúl Grijalva. The Special Primary Election will be …
Read moreOn March 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) denied the FEC’s motion for voluntary remand and granted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for political party committees on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30. This live, interactive webinar is designed for those seeking …
Read moreOn February 28, 2025, the Democratic National Committee, DSCC, and DCCC (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) challenging section …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9. This live, interactive webinar …
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 February 18, 2025, Tony McDonald (plaintiff) filed suit against the Commission in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division (the court). Plaintiff …
Read moreThe Commission will offer a two-hour online training session to help campaign committees that use FECFile prepare to file their disclosure reports. The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, April …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for membership and labor organizations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26. This live, …
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.
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), certain contribution limits are indexed for inflation every two years, based on the change in the cost of living since 2001, which …
Read moreThe 2025 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
The Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations require certain political committees to disclose information about lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant PACs whose bundled contributions within a covered period exceed a specified …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12. This live, interactive webinar is …
Read moreOn December 12, 2024, the Commission approved a Statement of Policy providing that, if the Commission receives a remand in litigation instituted pursuant to 52 U.S.C. § 30109(a)(8), it will …
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