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The FEC will conduct two days of training for corporate PACs in April. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners session …

To help committees prepare to file their April reports, the Commission will offer online training for committees that use the agency’s FECFile software to file their disclosure reports. The webinar …

On March 2, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the appeals court) upheld the district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Background

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The Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22. These live, interactive webinars are …

Recent changes to the FEC’s electronic filing system now enable committees to upload PDF documents with a Form 99 webform (Miscellaneous Electronic Submission to the FEC). As a result, committees …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday issued a per curiam Opinion in McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-10830), affirming an order of …

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 …

The 2026 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.

• For Senate nominees, the 2026 limits range from $130,600 to $4,071,800, depending on each state's voting age population (VAP).
• For House …

When reporting disbursements, political committees must describe the purpose of each payment. As a general rule, filers should consider whether a person who is not associated with the committee could …

On January 30, 2026, Julie Seegers (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on her administrative complaint. The …

On January 30, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted summary judgment to Campaign Legal Center and OpenSecrets (plaintiffs). Plaintiffs had filed suit …

When campaigns receive contributions from groups that are not political committees registered with the FEC (such as state PACs, unregistered local party committees or nonfederal campaigns), they must make sure …

The Commission will offer online training for committees that use the agency’s FECFile software to file their disclosure reports. The webinar for political action committees (PACs) and party committees will …

On February 5, 2026, Senate Majority PAC (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) alleging the FEC failed to act on its …