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FEC to host post-election webinar for candidates (2026)
On Wednesday, November 18, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down the campaign cycle and file their 30 Day Post-General Reports, due December …
Read moreOctober reporting reminders
Quarterly filers have a report due Thursday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due Tuesday, October 20. Both cover activity through September 30.
Staff in the …
Read moreStatistical Summary of 18-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle
Congressional candidates collected $2.8 billion and disbursed $2 billion, political parties received $1.4 billion and spent $1 billion, and political action committees (PACs) raised $8.3 billion and spent $6.5 billion, …
Read moreOctober reporting reminder (2026)
Committees must file the following reports in October:
- All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2026. The report covers financial activity …
Charitable matching programs
To encourage support for its separate segregated fund (SSF), the connected organization may pledge to match all or a portion of a contribution to its SSF with a donation to …
Read moreCourt grants dismissal in SMP v. FEC (26-336)
On September 15, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted Intervenor-Defendant National Republican Senatorial Committee's (NRSC) motion to dismiss for lack of subject …
Read morePre-election reminders for local party organizations
Local party organizations may support federal candidates using federally-permissible funds, but must register with the Commission if they exceed any of the following thresholds within a calendar year:
- Raising more …
Making best efforts
Committees and their treasurers must make best efforts to obtain, maintain and report information required by law to itemize receipts and disbursements. When reporting information is incomplete, the political committee …
Read moreAppeals court dismisses appeal as impermissible in Giffords v. FEC (25-5188)
On September 4, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the court) dismissed the National Rifle Association of America’s and the National Rifle Association …
Read moreCourt grants dismissal in DCCC v. FEC (24-2935)
On September 3, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FEC’s and Intervenor-Defendant National Republican Senatorial Committee's (NRSC) motions to dismiss and denied the …
Read moreReporting independent expenditures
If you make independent expenditures in connection with an upcoming election, you may trigger special reporting obligations. Political committees and other persons that make independent expenditures may have to disclose …
Read moreNeed password help?
Do you need to create or update an electronic filing password? The FEC is here to help! The Electronic Filing Password Assignment System enables registered committees to obtain a new …
Read moreCash contributions
Political committees may not accept more than $100 in cash from a particular source. Contributions exceeding $100 must be made by check or other written instrument. An anonymous contribution of …
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