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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 will hold an in-depth, online training event for membership and labor organizations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 8. This live, …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in April:
On March 14, 2024, the Commission approved a final rule that amends its regulations to clarify that the agency’s 20463 ZIP Code should be used only for U.S. Postal Service …
Read moreOn March 14, 2024, the Commission approved a Statement of Policy that simplifies its processing of Matters Under Review (MURs) at the initial stage of enforcement proceedings.
Under the …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, April 16 and Wednesday, April 17. This live, interactive webinar is …
Read moreThe Commission will host two full afternoons of FECFile workshops next month to help committees prepare their April quarterly or monthly reports. These expanded webinars will include basic and advanced …
Read moreCongresswoman Maxine Waters and Citizens for Waters (requestors) may solicit and receive reimbursement from nonfederal sources for brochure costs because the reimbursements would comply with the source prohibitions, amount limitations …
Read moreNew York has scheduled a special election to fill the U.S. House seat in the 26th Congressional District vacated by Representative Brian Higgins. The Special General Election will be held …
Read moreOn December 14, 2023, the Commission approved final rules modernizing FEC regulations in light of technological advances in communications, recordkeeping, and financial transactions.
The final rules, which go into effect …
Read moreOn January 19, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio certified to the en banc court of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit …
Read moreOn February 14, 2024, the Commission published an inquiry notification in response to two petitions seeking new and revised rules governing the segregated accounts of national party committees. The …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for political party committees on Tuesday, March 12 and Wednesday, March 13. This live, interactive webinar is designed for those seeking …
Read moreThe Commission determined that contributions received and forwarded by VoteDown PAC, based upon preselected criteria to identify leading opponents to incumbent officeholders, will be considered earmarked contributions attributable only to …
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.
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto may establish a nonfederal committee to raise and spend funds exclusively in connection with nonfederal elections, subject to the contribution limits and source prohibitions of the …
Read moreThe 2024 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 moreOn January 19, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a district court decision that dismissed a suit brought by End Citizens United …
Read moreSony Pictures Television Inc.’s (Sony) production and distribution of a fictional entertainment program that includes a candidate for U.S. Senate as a cast member is exempt from regulation under the …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for federal candidates and their campaign committees on Tuesday, February 27 and Wednesday, February 28. These live, interactive workshops are …
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