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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.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
All authorized committees of House, Senate and quarterly-filing presidential candidates have an April Quarterly Report due Tuesday, April 15. This report covers activity through March 31, 2025.
Staff in the …
Read moreThe American Samoa Democratic Party (ASDP) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act.
The determination of a state party organization’s status as the state …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in April:
Arizona has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 7th Congressional District formerly held by the late Representative Raúl Grijalva. The Special Primary Election will be …
Read moreThe FEC will conduct two days of training for Political Party Committees in April. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners …
Read moreWASHINGTON—At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions and discussed a third advisory opinion request. The Commission also held an audit hearing concerning a Draft …
Read moreOn March 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) denied the FEC’s motion for voluntary remand and granted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for political party committees on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30. This live, interactive webinar is designed for those seeking …
Read moreThe FEC will conduct two days of training for trade association PACs in April. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 22-0035) granting Plaintiff’s motion for …
Read moreTo help candidate committees prepare to file their April Quarterly reports, the Commission will host a FECFile webinar on Wednesday, April 2. During this live, interactive training event (held via …
Read moreOn February 28, 2025, the Democratic National Committee, DSCC, and DCCC (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) challenging section …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9. This live, interactive webinar …
Read moreThe entire amount paid to attend a political fundraiser or other political event or to purchase a fundraising item sold by a political committee is a contribution and counts against …
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.