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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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On 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, …
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.
Veronica Escobar for Congress (“the committee”) may use campaign funds to pay for wiring and lighting costs necessary to install home security measures recommended by the House Sergeant at Arms. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today held an audit hearing and an open meeting, where it approved an Audit Division recommendation memorandum. The Commission had previously approved by tally …
Read moreAll filers have a Year-End Report due Sunday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2020. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on March 3, 2021. Workshops are designed for those seeking an introduction to the …
Read moreThe Commission has posted on its website the reporting dates for 2021, including the quarterly reporting schedule for House, Senate and Presidential campaigns, as well as the monthly and …
Read moreLouisiana has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seats in the 2nd and 5th Congressional Districts, left vacant by the resignation of Representative Cedric L. Richmond …
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