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On February 14, 2023, the Commission held a public hearing on audit procedures for committees that do not receive public funds. The Commission received six written comments and five witnesses …

The Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 12. These live, interactive workshops …

The Commission will offer a live, online training session for candidate committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports. The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, March 29, is …

The 2023 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.

• For Senate nominees, the 2023 limits range from $118,700 to $3,623,400, depending on each state's voting age population (VAP).
• For House …

Under 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 …

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 …

The Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for membership and labor organizations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 15. These live, …

On December 8, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to the Campaign Legal Center and Catherine Hinckley Kelley (plaintiffs). Plaintiffs sought declaratory …

A Senator’s principal campaign committee may use campaign funds to pay the costs of certain security installations and upgrades to the Senator’s homes to protect against threats arising from his …

On October 27, 2022, Ready for Ron (plaintiff or RFR) filed suit against the Commission in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court). Plaintiff claims …

On January 9, 2023, the Commission published a notice of public hearing and request for public comments in the Federal Register at 88 Fed. Reg. 1228 that seeks public comment …

The Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, February 14 and Wednesday, February 15. These live, interactive workshops are …

This article describes the filing requirements for 2023. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.

Year-End reports covering 2022 activity

All committees must file a …

The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2023, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …

On December 22, 2022 the Commission published a notification of availability in the Federal Register at 87 Fed. Reg. 78611 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …

Virginia has scheduled a special election to fill the U.S. House seat in the 4th Congressional District held by the late Representative A. Donald McEachin. The Special General Election will …

DataVault Holdings, Inc. (DataVault) may create and sell nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to political committees for use in fundraising in the ordinary course of its business, at the usual and normal …

DataVault Holdings, Inc. (DataVault) may license its technology to political committees in the ordinary course of its business, for the usual and normal charge, and on the same terms and …

On December 1, 2022, the Commission approved a final rule and explanation and justification revising the definition of “public communication” and the requirements concerning disclaimers on certain public communications placed …

At its open meeting on December 15, 2022, the Commission unanimously approved 15 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the …