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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.
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.
The FEC will host a full day of online, in-depth training for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on June 15. Participants can choose to attend the full …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission discussed and voted on a Proposed Interim Final Rule on repayment of candidate loans, and discussed and held over …
Read moreFilers can now check a box on the Statement or Organization (FEC Form 1) to register an independent expenditure-only committee (Super PAC) or committee that maintains a non-contribution account (Hybrid …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited six campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreThe Commission will offer a series of webinars in June to help committees prepare to file their July quarterly or monthly disclosure reports. Candidate reporting and FECFile workshops will be …
Read moreOn May 16, 2022, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the District Court's judgment in FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate that Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act …
Read moreIn March, the Commission voted to update the Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1) to add checkboxes for independent expenditure-only committees (Super PACs) and committees with a non-contribution …
Read moreMonthly filers have a report due, Friday, May 20, covering the month of April. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly-scheduled report due this month, but if they have …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited 11 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved one finding in an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and four findings in a second Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum. …
Read moreOn May 3, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) found that the Commission failed to comply with the court’s order to act on …
Read moreOn April 19, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (appeals court) reversed a 2021 district court decision that dismissed a suit brought by Campaign …
Read moreIn the course of their fundraising activities, candidates and committees occasionally receive contributions of questionable legality. Whether it’s a check from an entity that might be incorporated or from an …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited two campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
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