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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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WASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday issued an Opinion and Per Curiam Judgment in CREW, et al. v FEC (Case …
Read moreStaff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, April 15 to answer candidate committees’ questions regarding the content …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion. The Commission did not approve proposed modifications to an existing program for requesting consideration of …
Read moreCampaign funds may be used to pay for bona fide, legitimate, professional security personnel to protect the Members of Congress who comprise the NRSC and NRCC from threats arising from …
Read moreCandidate committees have an April Quarterly Report due Thursday, April 15. This report covers activity through March 31, 2021. New committees must include all activity that occurred before registration, including …
Read morePresidential candidates raised and spent $4.1 billion in the 24 months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity …
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.
New Mexico has scheduled a special election to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 1st Congressional District vacated by Representative Debra A. Haaland. The Special General Election …
Read moreOhio has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 11th Congressional District vacated by Representative Marcia L. Fudge. The Special Primary Election will be …
Read moreOn March 17, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion for summary judgment in Public Citizen v. FEC. The court held …
Read moreOn March 25, 2021, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Aluminate, Inc. (Aluminate). The request asked if Aluminate could use individual contributors’ data obtained from Commission reports …
Read moreFEC staff will lead several informal virtual discussions on topics relevant to the regulated community as part of our new FECConnect OnTopic series. Registration is now open for Registration and …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, April 28.
Attendees can choose one of two options. Option 1 …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in April:
The Commission has announced its 2021-22 FECConnect Regional Conference Series schedule. The Series begins in August with a two-day hybrid conference in Denver, with additional meetings scheduled for November …
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