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            Open to the public. The Commission considers new regulations, advisory opinions and other public matters at open meetings, which are typically held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at FEC headquarters, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC. Commission meeting agendas are usually published a week before a scheduled meeting.
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            December 12, 2024November 14, 2024October 30, 2024October 10, 2024September 19, 2024August 29, 2024August 15, 2024July 25, 2024July 11, 2024June 27, 2024June 6, 2024May 16, 2024May 1, 2024April 18, 2024
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                Page 1 of 28Public hearings
            The Commission periodically holds public hearings at FEC headquarters, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC. These hearings offer interested persons an opportunity to testify concerning proposed regulations and other matters that come before the Commission. This page lists upcoming public hearings as well as those held from 2005 through the present. Use the Searchable Electronic Rulemaking System (SERS) to search for all archived rulemaking hearings.
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              March 7, 2012 Corporate/Labor Independent Expenditures and Electioneering CommunicationsFebruary 15, 2012 audit hearing
     Sunshine Act NoticeAugust 31, 2011 audit hearing
     Sunshine Act NoticeJune 16, 2010 audit hearing
     Sunshine Act NoticeMarch 16, 2010 Public Hearing on Federal Officeholders' and Candidates' Participation in Certain Nonfederal Fundraising EventsMarch 2-3, 2010 Public Hearing on Coordinated CommunicationsOral Hearing (Postponed)December 16, 2009 Public Hearing on Definition of Federal Election Activity Rulemaking (2009)November 4, 2009 audit hearing
     Sunshine Act NoticeJuly 29 and August 25, 2009 Public Hearings on Website and Internet Communications Improvement InitiativeJanuary 14-15, 2009 Public Hearing on Agency ProceduresNovember 15, 2005 Public Hearing on the Definitions of "Solicit" and "Direct"
     Sunshine Act NoticeOctober 20, 2005 Public Hearing on Electioneering Communications
     Sunshine Act NoticeAugust 4, 2005 Public Hearings on the Definition of Federal Election Activity; State, District, and Local Party Committee Payment of Certain Salaries and Wages
     Sunshine Act NoticeMay 17, 2005 Public Hearing on 1) Candidate Solicitation at Party Fundraising Events; 2) Definition of “Agent”; 3) Payroll Deductions by Member Corporations for Trade Association’s SSF
     Sunshine Act NoticeSeptember 29, 2004
        (Oral Hearing)
        (Cancelled)
     Sunshine Act NoticeApril 14-15, 2004 Public Hearing on Political Committee StatusSeptember 17, 2003-Oral HearingJune 4, 2003Oral HearingMay 7, 2003Oral HearingPrevious
                  
                  
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                  Page 2 of 3Executive sessions
            Confidential and closed to the public. The Commission meets regularly in executive sessions to discuss pending enforcement actions, litigation and other matters that, by law, must be kept confidential.
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     Sunshine Act NoticeMarch 26 and 27, 2024
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            Amended Sunshine Act NoticeMarch 12 and 14, 2024
     Sunshine Act NoticeFebruary 27 and 29, 2024
     Sunshine Act NoticeFebruary 6 and 8, 2024
     Sunshine Act NoticeJanuary 23 and 25, 2024
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            Amended Sunshine Act NoticeJanuary 9 and 11, 2024
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