Congressional committees fail to file reports

The Ortiz for Congress Committee (TX/27) failed to file the required 12-Day Pre-Primary Report for the March 4 Texas Primary. The report was due on February 21, 2008. The Commission notified committees of their filing obligations prior to this reporting deadline. Committees that failed to file the required reports were subsequently notified that their reports had not been received and that their names would be published if they did not respond within four business days.

The Federal Election Campaign Act requires the commission to publish the names of principal campaign committees if they fail to file election-sensitive reports. 2 U.S.C. §437g(b). The agency may also pursue enforcement actions against nonfilers and late filers on a case-by-case basis.