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Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion. The Commission also held an administrative review hearing at the request of a 2016 presidential …
Read moreThe Commission has added a new tool to its educational outreach toolbox: FECConnect OnTopic. Beginning next month, the agency will host periodic small-group discussions on issues relevant to the filing …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an Order in FEC v. Rivera (Case No. 17-22643) on Tuesday, granting the Commission’s Motion for …
Read moreRegistration is now open for the FEC’s March 24 webinar for membership and labor organization PACs. The webinar for trade association PACs will follow on April 28. Visit our …
Read moreOn February 16, 2021, Campaign Legal Center (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the Commission failed to act on its administrative …
Read moreOn February 12, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) dismissed the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claim brought against the Commission by the Campaign …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership organizations, labor organizations, and their political action committees (PACs) on March 24, 2021. These interactive workshops are designed …
Read moreThe Commission’s campaign finance data search system has been updated to improve access to leadership PAC information.
Users can now search for leadership PACs by sponsor, using the “committee type” …
Read moreParty committees that do not conduct reportable federal election activity and all PACs have the option to file reports on a “monthly” or “quarterly” filing schedule. Some committees prefer to …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission announced updated contribution limits that have been indexed for inflation and are effective for federal elections in 2021-22.
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of …
Read moreUnder 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 2021 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 has announced the inflation-adjusted contribution limits for 2021-2022 elections, as well as updated coordinated party expenditure limits and the lobbyist bundling threshold for 2021. For the 2021-2022 cycle, …
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