An official website of the United States government
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Search or browse the latest information about the Commission and federal campaign finance law.
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.
WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission unanimously approved an advisory opinion and an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum.
Advisory Opinion 2022-02 (Steube) The Commission approved Advisory …
Read moreOn April 21, 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 moreThe FEC will host a full day of online, in-depth training for membership and labor organization political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, May 25. Participants can choose to attend the …
Read moreOn March 22, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin denied Wisconsin Family Action’s (WFA) motion to prevent the Commission from enforcing the Act’s contributor disclosure …
Read moreFederal government contractors are prohibited from making contributions and expenditures in connection with federal elections. A federal government contractor is a person who enters into a contract, or is bidding …
Read moreNebraska has scheduled a special election to fill the U.S. House seat in the 1st Congressional District vacated by Representative Jeff Fortenberry. The Special General Election will be held on …
Read moreTexas will hold a Special General Election on June 14, 2022, to fill the 34th Congressional District House seat vacated by Representative Filemon B. Vela. There are two possible elections, …
Read moreDuring the first 12 months of the 2022 election cycle, Congressional candidates collected $1.3 billion and disbursed $720 million, political parties received $862.6 million and spent $668.3 million, and political …
Read moreOn March 29, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative complaint. …
Read moreQuarterly filers have a report due Friday, April 15, covering activity from the close of books of their last report through March 31. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division …
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.
Alaska has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the At-Large Congressional District held by the late Representative Don Young. The Special Primary Election will be held …
Read moreAs primary season heats up, authorized committees are reminded to file 48-hour Notices for all contributions of $1,000 or more received less than 20 days but more than 48 hours …
Read moreThe Commission has decided not to initiate rulemakings in response to three petitions for rulemaking.
On October 5, 2012, the Commission received a petition for …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership organizations, labor organizations, and their political action committees (PACs) on May 25, 2022. These interactive workshops are designed for …
Read moreOn March 25, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted Campaign Legal Center (“plaintiff”) a default judgment against the FEC. The court noted that the Commission …
Read more