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# Legislation

This page provides access to federal campaign finance legislation, including *Federal Election Campaign Act* (FECA) amendments and legislative recommendations to Congress.

-  Selected amendments to FECA 
-  Legislative recommendations 

## Selected amendments to FECA

                    - 1979 FECA and amendments legislative history  (PDF | 52 MB)
                    - 1976 FECA and amendments legislative history  (PDF | 136 MB)
                    - 1974 FECA and amendments legislative history  (PDF | 181 MB)
                    - 1971 FECA and amendment legislative history  (PDF | 135 MB)

### **S. 2747, Administrative Fine Program extension**

                    - Pub. Law No. 118-26, signed into law December 19, 2023.
                    - Revised 52 U.S.C. §  30109(a)(4)(C)(v)  to extend the Administrative Fine Program (AFP) for ten years through reports covering 2033.
                    - Under the AFP, the Commission can impose civil money penalties for late and unfiled campaign finance disclosure reports on the basis of a published schedule of penalties.

Full-text legislation [PDF]

### H.R. 7120, Administrative Fine Program extension

                    - Pub. Law No. 115-386, signed into law December 21, 2018
                    - Revised 52 U.S.C. §  30109(a)(4)(C)(v)  to extend the Administrative Fine Program (AFP) through reports covering 2023
                    - Under the AFP, the Commission can impose civil money penalties for late and unfiled campaign finance disclosure reports on the basis of a published schedule of penalties.

Full-text legislation [PDF]

### H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019

                    - H.R. 5895, Pub. Law No. 115-244
                    - Section 102 added  52 U.S.C. § 30102(g)  to make the Federal Election Commission the official point of entry for all designations, reports and statements filed under the FECA. This provision changes the point of entry for reports filed by Senate committees and makes such committees subject to the electronic filing requirements applicable to other types of filers.

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### H.R. 83, The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

                    - H.R. 83, Pub. Law No. 113-235
                    - Revised  52 U.S.C. § 30116  (formerly 2 U.S.C. §441a(a)) to enable national party committees to establish accounts to defray certain expenses incurred with respect to presidential nominating conventions, election recounts and other legal proceedings, and headquarters buildings.

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### H.R. 2019, The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act

                    - H.R. 2019, Pub. Law No. 113-94
                    - Revised  26 U.S.C. § 9008  to eliminate taxpayer financing of political party conventions and reprogram savings to provide for a 10-year pediatric research initiative.

Full-text legislation (PDF)

### H.R. 3487, Administrative Fine Program extension

                    - Pub. Law No. 113-72, signed into law December 2013
                    - Revised 2 U.S.C. § 434 (now  52 U.S.C. § 30104 ) to extend the Administrative Fine Program through reports covering 2018.
                    - Under the AFP, the Commission can impose civil money penalties for late and unfiled campaign finance disclosure reports on the basis of a published schedule of penalties.

Full-text legislation (PDF)

### H.R. 6296, Administrative Fine Program extension

                    - Pub. Law No. 110-433, signed into law October 2008
                    - Revised 2 U.S.C. § 434 (now  52 U.S.C. § 30104 ) to extend the Administrative Fine Program to include reporting periods that begin on or after January 1, 2000 and that end on or before December 31, 2013.
                    - Under the AFP, the Commission can impose civil money penalties for late and unfiled campaign finance disclosure reports on the basis of a published schedule of penalties.

Full-text legislation (PDF)

### Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA)

                    - Pub. Law No. 110-81

HLOGA includes two major provisions for political committees:
                    - Revisions to 2 U.S.C. §434 (Section 204 of the bill) (now  52 U.S.C. §30104 ), concerning disclosure of bundled contributions
                    - Revisions to 2 U.S.C. §439(a) (Section 601 of the bill) (now  52 U.S.C. §30114 ), concerning restrictions on the use of campaign funds for noncommercial air travel

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### Section 721 of the 2006 Appropriations Act

                    - Pub. Law No. 109-115, signed into law November 2005
                    - Section 721 revised 2 U.S.C. § 434 (now  52 U.S.C. §30104 ) to extend the sunset date of the Administrative Fine Program to include most reports that cover activity between July 14, 2000 and December 31, 2008.
                    - Under the AFP, the Commission can impose civil money penalties for late and unfiled campaign finance disclosure reports on the basis of a published schedule of penalties.

Full-text legislation (PDF)

### Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005

                    - Pub. Law No. 108-447, signed into law December 8, 2004
                    - Contains revisions to 2 U.S.C. §432(e)(3)(B) (now  52 U.S.C. §30101(e)(3)(B) ), contained in Division H, Title V, Sec. 525 of H.R. 4818, concerning contributions made by a federal campaign to another federal campaign.
                    - Contains revisions to 2 U.S.C. §439a(a) (now  52 U.S.C. §30114(a) ), contained in Division H, Title V, Sec. 532 of H.R. 4818, concerning the use of campaign funds.

Full-text legislation (PDF)

### Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA)

                    - Pub. Law No. 107-155, signed into law March 27, 2002
                    - This campaign finance legislation, enacted in 2002, is often referred to as the McCain-Feingold law. BCRA includes several provisions designed to end the use of nonfederal, or "soft money" (money raised outside the limits and prohibitions of federal campaign finance law) for activity affecting federal elections.

Full-text legislation (PDF)

###### FEC Record summaries

Civil penalty program for late or non-filed FEC reports extended to 2033 (S. 2747, Pub. Law No. 118-26)

Civil penalty program for late or non-filed FEC reports extended to 2023 (H.R. 7120, Pub. Law No. 115-386)

Senate committees must file with the FEC and follow mandatory e-filing rules (H.R. 5895, Pub. Law No. 115-244)

National parties may establish new accounts (H.R. 83, Pub. Law. No. 113-483)

Convention funding eliminated (H.R. 2019, Pub. Law No. 113-94)

New law authorizes administrative fines extension and expansion (H.R. 3487, Pub. Law No. 113-72)

Administrative fine program extended to 2013 (H.R. 6296, Pub. Law No. 110-433)

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA) (Pub. Law No. 110-81)

###### Press releases

FEC welcomes new Senate electronic filing requirement

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act

## Legislative recommendations

                    - 2023 recommendations

### Archive of legislative recommendations

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The Commission did not submit legislative recommendations in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2019 or 2020.

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This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.