May 21, 2020
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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.
May 6, 2020
FEC to host June 10 webinar for trade association PACs (2020)
The Commission will hold its annual one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on June 10, 2020. These interactive workshops are designed for those seeking …
April 23, 2020
FEC to host May 27 webinar for membership & labor organization PACs (2020)
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership organizations, labor organizations, and their political action committees (PACs) on May 27, 2020. These interactive workshops are designed …
April 10, 2020
FEC to host May 13 webinar for corporations and their PACs (2020)
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on May 13, 2020. Workshops are designed for those seeking an introduction to the …
March 27, 2020
FEC to host April 22 webinar for political party committees (2020)
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on April 22, 2020. FEC staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws affecting …
March 10, 2020
FEC to host April 1 FECFile webinars (2020)
The Commission will offer two electronic filing webinars on April 1, 2020, to help candidate committees, political action committees and parties prepare to file their April disclosure reports.
During the …
March 5, 2020
FEC to host additional independent expenditure webinar (2020)
The FEC's March 18 webinar on independent expenditures is nearly sold out. As a result, the Commission has decided to repeat that webinar on Thursday, March 19. Both sessions will …
March 3, 2020
Internet activity conducted by federal political committees (2020)
The FEC often receives questions about the rules governing internet activity conducted by political committees. While this article responds to some of the most common questions, it does not …
February 13, 2020
Coordinated party expenditure limits adjusted for 2020
The 2020 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
- For presidential nominees, the limit is $26,464,700.
- For Senate nominees, the 2020 limits range from $103,700 to $3,175,100, depending on each …
February 13, 2020
Lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold increases (2020)
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 …
February 12, 2020
FEC to host March 25 webinar for candidate committees (2020)
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on March 25, 2020. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign …
February 3, 2020
FEC to host March 18 webinar on independent expenditures (2020)
Political committees, individuals and organizations spent more than $1.3 billion on independent expenditures during the 2017-18 midterm elections, and will likely spend more than that this cycle. If you’d …
December 9, 2019
FEC to host Year-End Reporting and FECFile webinars (2020)
The Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile webinars in January 2020. The workshops for PACs and party committees will be held on January 15, while those for …
November 12, 2019
FEC to host San Antonio Regional Conference in February (2020)
The Commission will hold its final regional conference of the 2019-2020 election cycle in San Antonio, Texas, on February 25-26, 2020. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical …
October 22, 2019
FEC to host December 4 webinar for nonconnected PACs (2019)
On Wednesday, December 4, the Commission will offer a two-part webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and leadership PACs. This will …
October 15, 2019
FEC to host webinar on party activity in the presidential election cycle (2019)
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Commission will offer a webinar on party activity during the presidential election cycle. This webinar is intended for national, state and local party committee …
October 9, 2019
FEC to host Candidate 101 webinar (2019)
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Commission will offer a webinar for first-time candidates and potential candidates, as well as their campaign staff. “Candidate 101: Getting Started” will provide an …
September 18, 2019
Early bird discount for San Diego conference expires 9/27
The early registration discount for the FEC’s October 29-30 San Diego conference expires September 27. Register today and save!
At the conference, Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of …
September 6, 2019
FEC to host October 2 reporting and FECFile webinars for candidates (2019)
The Commission will offer Reporting and FECFile webinars on October 2 to help federal candidates and their committees prepare for the October Quarterly disclosure reports.
The reporting session will address …
July 9, 2019
FEC to host Chicago regional conference in August (2019)
The Commission will hold a regional conference in Chicago, Illinois, on August 27-28, 2019. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
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