Week of April 27 – May 1, 2026

Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Litigation

Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 25-4072) On April 20, Plaintiff filed a Declaration in Support of Request for Clerk's Entry of Default Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 26-106) On April 20, Plaintiff filed a Declaration in Support of Request for Clerk's Entry of Default Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. On April 29, the District Court issued a Minute Order granting in part Plaintiff’s Motion for Entry of Default and Default Judgment.

McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-10830) On April 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an Order Withholding Issuance of the Mandate and a Court Directive Requesting Response to the Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc by May 4, 2026.

Seegers v. FEC (Case No. 26-276) On April 24, the Commission filed a Notice of Lack of Quorum in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

SMP v. FEC (Case No. 26-336) On April 27, Intervenor-Defendant National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a Motion to Dismiss and a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Its Motion to Dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Outreach

On April 28, Commissioner Dara Lindenbaum discussed Commission operations with students from Brigham Young University Law School.

Regulations and agency procedures

Civil Penalty Adjustments. Civil monetary penalties within the Commission’s jurisdiction will remain unchanged in 2026 from the amounts that were announced in the Federal Register for calendar year 2025. Per a Memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Commission’s 2025 civil monetary penalties will continue to be used because OMB was unable to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment multiplier required to determine 2026 inflation adjustments as a result of the lapse in federal government appropriations that occurred in October 2025.

Reports Due in 2026

The Commission has posted the 2026 Congressional Pre-Election Reporting Dates. Reporting schedules for all filers in 2026 are also available.

Election Dates

The Commission has posted a list of 2026 Congressional Primary Dates.

Upcoming educational opportunities

May 12-13, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar for membership and labor organizations and their PACs.

June 2-3, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar for trade associations and their PACs.

For more information on upcoming training opportunities, see the Commission’s Trainings page.

Upcoming reporting due dates

May 20: May Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Monthly Reporting schedule.

The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 1st District Special General Election, scheduled for June 2, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 4, 2026.

The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 14th District Special General Election, scheduled for June 16, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 18, 2026.

Additional research materials

Contribution Limits: In addition to the current limits, the Commission has posted an archive of contribution limits that were in effect going back to the 1975-1976 election cycles.

Federal election results are available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.

FEC Notify: Want to be notified by email when campaign finance reports are received by the agency? Sign up here.

The Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives, and other financial filings.

The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Checkoff Chart provides information on balance of the Fund, monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Department of the Treasury, payments from the Fund as certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the Presidential Public Funding Program, see the Public Funding of Presidential Elections page.

The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.

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