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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.
On February 17, 2022, the Commission adopted a rule of agency procedure concerning foreign state respondents at the initiation of the enforcement process.
The adopted rule provides that the Commission’s …
Read moreThe FEC’s Draft Strategic Plan, FY 2022-2026 is now available for comment on the FEC website. In creating its new Draft Strategic Plan, the Commission focused on building long-term …
Read moreAt its open meeting of May 6, 2021, the Commission unanimously approved 14 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the …
Read moreAt its open meeting of December 13, 2018, the Commission unanimously approved 11 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the …
Read moreAt its open meeting of December 14, 2017, the Commission unanimously approved 12 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations were transmitted to Congress on December 14, …
Read moreThe FEC’s Draft Strategic Plan, FY 2018-2022, is now available for public comment on the FEC website. The strategic objectives and activities identified in this draft plan challenge the …
Read moreOn January 19, 2017, the Federal Election Commission voted to appoint Kathleen M. Guith as Associate General Counsel for Enforcement.
Ms. Guith joined the Commission as a staff attorney in …
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At its open meeting of December 8, 2016, the Federal Election Commission elected Steven T. Walther as Chairman and Caroline C. Hunter as Vice Chair for 2017. Mr. Walther has …
At its open meeting of December 1, 2016, the Commission unanimously approved 13 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration.
The legislative recommendations approved by the Commission are:
On December 1, 2016, the Commission voted to amend Directive 52 regarding Commission voting procedures in light of the D. C. Circuit court opinion in Combat Veterans for Congress PAC …
Read moreOn September 22, 2016, the Federal Election Commission named Lisa J. Stevenson as Acting General Counsel.
Ms. Stevenson joined the Commission in May 2012, serving as Special Counsel to the …
Read moreActing General Counsel Daniel A. Petalas will leave the Federal Election Commission next month to become an owner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Garvey Schubert Barer, …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has appointed Kevin Deeley as Associate General Counsel of the Office of General Counsel’s Litigation Division and Adav Noti as Associate General Counsel of the Office …
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With the 2016 presidential election cycle well underway, the Commission anticipates one of its busiest years in recent memory. This election season will present many challenges, but it will also …
At its open meeting of December 17, 2015, the Federal Election Commission elected Matthew S. Petersen
as Chairman and Steven T. Walther as Vice Chairman for 2016. Mr. Petersen has …
On December 16, 2015, the Commission unanimously approved seven recommendations for changes to current campaign finance law. Some of the recommendations relate to the law’s registration and reporting requirements, including …
Read moreOn June 29, 2015, the Commission plans to begin using 18-digit codes to identify the scanned images of FEC reports available on the agency’s website. Most users should not notice …
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To mark the agency''s 40th anniversary, the Commission has released an interactive timeline that highlights some of the landmark events in the agency’s history. From the first Commissioners’ oaths on …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission will host an open house to mark the agency’s 40th anniversary on April 14, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The event will be held in …
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Happy New Year! This year is the 40th anniversary of the FEC. As we mark this milestone, it’s worth remembering that the
essential purpose of the FEC has always been …