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The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2018, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …
Read moreOn October 10, 2017, the Commission reopened the comment period on its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on internet communication disclaimers. (Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 46937.) …
Read moreOn October 10, 2017, the Commission reopened the comment period on its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on internet communication disclaimers. (Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 46937.) …
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Printed copies of the 2017 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 …
On March 29, 2017, the Commission published a Supplemental Notice of Disposition in the Federal Register, ending its consideration of a petition for rulemaking concerning candidate debates (REG 2014-06). …
Read moreThe Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2017, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year, beginning in …
Read moreThe Commission has published in the Federal Register a series of technical changes to various sections of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 81 Fed. Reg. 94238 …
Read moreOn November 2, 2016, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Technological Modernization in the Federal Register (81 Fed. Reg. 76416). The NPRM proposes revisions to over …
Read moreOn October 18, 2016, the Commission published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Internet communication disclaimers. The Commission will hold a hearing on these issues on February 1, …
Read moreOn October 7, 2016, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking comment on whether it should revise existing rules that require state, district and local party committees to use …
Read moreOn October 7, 2016, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comments on a petition for rulemaking on national party committee accounts and convention committees. The petition, filed …
Read moreOn June 24, 2016, the Commission published a notice of Interim Final Rules to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties established under the federal campaign finance statutes administered by …
Read moreThe Commission has published in the Federal Register a series of technical changes to various sections of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 81 Fed. Reg. 34861 …
Read morePrinted copies of the 2016 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 …
Read moreOn November 6, 2015, the Commission voted not to initiate a rulemaking in response to a petition filed by Level the Playing Field that sought changes to the candidate debate …
Read moreOn July 29, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comments on a Petition for Rulemaking on contributions from corporations and other organizations to political committees. The …
Read moreOn July 29, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability that seeks public comments on two petitions for rulemaking filed by Make Your Laws PAC Inc. and Make Your …
Read moreOn March 30, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comment on a rulemaking petition that proposes changes to Commission regulations that could affect how the ban …
Read moreThe Commission held a public hearing on February 11, 2015, to receive input on possible changes to its rules in light of the Supreme Court’s April 2014 decision in McCutcheon, …
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