Week of May 22-26, 2023

Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Regulations and agency procedures

Interim Final Rule on Contributions in the Name of Another. On May 25, the Commission published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register removing the regulatory prohibition on knowingly helping or assisting any person in making a contribution in the name of another. The Commission is taking this action to implement a 2018 Order of the United States District Court in FEC v. Swallow, which enjoined the Commission from enforcing the provision and ordered the Commission to strike it from the Code of Federal Regulations. The Commission is accepting comments on this revision to its regulations and any comments received may be addressed in a subsequent rulemaking document. All comments must be in writing. Commenters are encouraged to submit comments electronically, referencing REG 2018-06, to ensure timely receipt and consideration. Alternatively, comments may be submitted in paper form addressed to the Federal Election Commission, Attn.: Amy L. Rothstein, Assistant General Counsel, 1050 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20463. Comments must be received on or before June 26, 2023, and the Interim Final Rule is effective August 5, 2023.

Litigation

Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (Case Nos. 22-5140, 22-5167) On May 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a Per Curiam Judgment and Opinion, affirming the denial of Heritage Action for America’s intervention and dismissing the merits appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (Case No. 22-5339) On May 19, Plaintiff-Appellant Campaign Legal Center filed a Reply Brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC (Case No. 22-5336) On May 24, the Commission filed a Brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Castro v. FEC (Case No. 22-5323) On May 25, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a Per Curiam Order denying Plaintiff-Appellant’s petition for rehearing and a Per Curiam Order denying Plaintiff-Appellant’s petition for rehearing en banc.

National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (Case No. 22-639) On May 23, the Commission filed an Answer in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Employment opportunities

The Commission is accepting applications for the position of Attorney-Adviser (General) through May 25, 2024.

Public Disclosure

The Commission has debuted its 2024 Presidential Map, listing data for presidential candidates who have reported more than $100,000 in receipts from sources outside of the candidate’s own funds. The map displays each candidate's overall receipts, including contributions from the candidate, individuals, and other political committees as well as transfers from the candidate's prior federal campaigns.

Upcoming Commission meetings and hearings

May 31 and June 1, 2023: The Commission is scheduled to meet in executive session.

June 1, 2023: The Commission voted to cancel the scheduled open meeting.

June 21, 2023: The Commission is scheduled to meet in executive session.

June 22, 2023: The Commission is scheduled to hold an open meeting.

Upcoming educational programs

June 7, 2023: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar for nonconnected PACs.

June 28, 2023: The Commission is scheduled to host a FECFile webinar for candidate committees.

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

Upcoming reporting due dates

June 20: June Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2023 Monthly Reporting schedule.

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 Elections 2020: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives is now 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.

Additional research materials about the agency, campaign finance information, and election results are available through the Library section of the Commission website.

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.

Other election-related resources

Videos on protecting U.S. elections. The FBI’s Protected Voices initiative provides videos designed to help political campaigns protect themselves from foreign influence. The 2019 videos offer guidance on ransomware, business email compromise, supply chain, social media literacy, and foreign influence operations. Other videos, released in 2018, include cyber hygiene topics such as social engineering, patching, router hardening, and app and browser safety.

Join the FEC on Twitter and YouTube

Follow @FEC on Twitter to receive the latest information on agency updates, news releases, and weekly activity. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, FECTube: FECConnect on Demand, to watch instructional videos that have been designed to help candidates and committees comply with federal campaign finance laws. Note that the FEC is not currently available through other social media platforms. The use of the agency’s logo, name, and likeness on other media has not been authorized by the FEC.