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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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The Commission has announced the coordinated party expenditure limits for 2022: $55,000 for House nominees ($109,900 in those states with only one Congressional district) and between $109,900 and $3,348,500 for …
Read moreThe 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 2022 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
A prospective candidate’s disability benefits do not constitute “earned income” under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations, and therefore may not be used to calculate a …
Read morePACs and some party committees have the option to file reports on a monthly or quarterly filing schedule, and may change their filing frequency one time per year. During a …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion. Prior to the meeting, the Commission approved a proposed final audit report.
Read moreEditor's Note: To meet demand, the Commission is adding a second Independent Expenditures Webinar on Wednesday, March 16.
Political committees, individuals and organizations spent more than $3.1 billion on …
Read moreOn January 13, 2022, the Commission voted to instruct FEC staff to modify the Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1) to include options to register as an independent expenditure only …
Read moreCalifornia has scheduled special elections to fill the remainder of Vice President Kamala Harris’ unexpired U.S. Senate term, which ends on January 3, 2023. The Special Primary Election will be …
Read moreAll filers have a Year-End Report due Monday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2021. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until …
Read moreOn January 6, 2022, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Commission’s dismissal of its …
Read moreCalifornia has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 22nd Congressional District vacated by Representative Devin Nunes. The Special General Election will be held …
Read moreDue to COVID-19 safety concerns, the Commission’s planned February 8-9 San Diego conference will instead take place online, via Zoom. During this fully-interactive virtual conference, FEC Commissioners and staff will …
Read moreDue to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, the Commission’s February 8-9, 2022, conference will be held virtually.
During the two-day training event, Commissioners and FEC staff will conduct a …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved a motion instructing agency staff to revise the form by which political committees register with the Commission. The …
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