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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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Editor's note: Due to COVID-related travel restrictions for government employees, the Commission’s August 17-18, 2021 conference will be fully-virtual.
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Public Citizen, et al. v. FEC (Case 14-00148), granting …
Read moreOn February 19, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) ruled that the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 (plaintiffs) had standing to sue the …
Read moreThe Commission is requesting public comment on a draft interpretive rule regarding the use of campaign funds by members of Congress for personal and residential security.
The Federal Election Campaign …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission discussed the possible use of campaign funds for residential and personal security and approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum …
Read moreTexas will hold a Special General Election on May 1, 2021, to fill the 6th Congressional District House seat of the late Representative Ron Wright. There are two possible elections, …
Read morePre-election reports are due Monday, March 8, for committees participating in the March 20 special elections in Louisiana’s 2nd and 5th congressional districts. Special election reports are required not only …
Read moreThe Commission will offer a 90-minute online training session for campaign committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.
The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, April 7, is …
Read moreOn February 23, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (the court) granted the Commission’s motion for summary judgment against former Representative David Rivera. The …
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.
The Full Employment Now-Political Action Committee (FEN-PAC) may use aggregate contribution data from its FEC reports in advocating for certain legislative and policy issues.
FEN-PAC is an independent expenditure-only …
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 …
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