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The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2025, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …

On December 19, 2024, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register that seeks public comment on proposed regulations that would establish procedures for contributors …

On November 13, 2024, the Commission voted to eliminate the requirement that the principal campaign committee of a candidate with multiple authorized committees report consolidated information on Form 3Z.

When …

On November 26, 2024, the Commission published a notification of availability in the Federal Register at 89 Fed. Reg. 93224 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking submitted …

On September 19, 2024, the Commission voted not to open a rulemaking on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in campaign ads. Instead, the Commission adopted an Interpretive Rule that …

On September 19, 2024, the Commission approved a final rule and explanation and justification amending its regulations at 11 CFR part 113 to clarify that federal candidates and officeholders may …

The Commission has decided not to initiate a rulemaking in response to Campaign Legal Center’s petition that sought to require reporting of equal-value mailing list exchanges.

The Commission noted that …

On August 1, 2024, the Commission published a notification of availability in the Federal Register at 89 Fed. Reg. 62671 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …

On August 1, 2024, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register that seeks public comment on a proposal to eliminate the use of FEC …

On August 1, 2024, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register seeking public comment on a proposal to expand the Administrative Fines Program (AFP) to …

In light of recent events, the Federal Election Commission has been receiving inquiries about the use of campaign funds for security purposes.

The Commission is in the midst of a …

As required by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, the Commission has amended its regulations to change how certain records and documents are made available for public inspection, among other …

The Commission has decided not to initiate rulemakings in response to two petitions for rulemaking.

REG 2015-03 (Contributions from Corporations and Other Organizations)

On May 14, 2015, the Commission received …

On April 9, 2024, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register that seeks public comment on a proposed rule to amend its regulations regarding …

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 …

On 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 …

On 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 …

The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2024, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …

On December 14, 2023, the Commission approved a final rule and explanation and justification revising its regulations at 11 CFR part 113 concerning the use of campaign funds by a …

The Commission has ended the consideration of a rulemaking which would have revised Commission regulations to treat certain limited liability partnerships (LLPs) as corporations for purposes of the Federal Election …