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      Limits on contributions made by nonconnected PACs

Limits on contributions made by nonconnected PACs All contributions to federal candidates from nonconnected committees are subject to limits. Super PACs cannot make contributions, and a Hybrid PAC cannot use funds from its non-contribution account to make a contribution. Contribution limits for 2023-2024 federal elections
 RecipientCandidate committee 
 PAC† (SSF and nonconnected)
 Party committee: state/district/local
 Party committee: national 
 Additional national party committee accounts‡Donor
 Individual
 $3,300* per election 
 $5,000 per year 
 $10,000 per year (combined) 
 $41,300* per year
 $123,900* per account, per yearCandidate committee 
 $2,000 per election
 $5,000 per year
 Unlimited transfers 
 Unlimited transfersPAC: multicandidate 
 $5,000 per election 
 $5,000 per year
 $5,000 per year (combined) 
 $15,000 per year 
 $45,000 per account, per yearPAC: nonmulticandidate
 $3,300* per election 
 $5,000 per year 
 $10,000 per year (combined) 
 $41,300* per year
 $123,900* per account, per yearParty committee: state/district/local
 $5,000 per election (combined)
 $5,000 per year (combined)
 Unlimited transfers
 Unlimited transfersParty committee: national
 $5,000 per election** 
 $5,000 per year
 Unlimited transfers 
 Unlimited transfers
 **Indexed for inflation in odd-numbered years.* *†“PAC” here refers to a committee that makes contributions to other federal political committees. Independent-expenditure-only political committees (sometimes called “Super PACs”) may accept unlimited contributions, including from corporations and labor organizations.* *‡The limits in this column apply to a national party committee’s accounts for: (i) the presidential nominating convention; (ii) election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings; and (iii) national party headquarters buildings. A party’s national committee, Senate campaign committee and House campaign committee are each considered separate national party committees with separate limits. Only a national party committee, not the parties’ national congressional campaign committees, may have an account for the presidential nominating convention.* ***Additionally, a national party committee and its Senatorial campaign committee may contribute up to $57,800 combined per campaign to each Senate candidate.*
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        Contributions to federal candidates
 Loans and loan endorsements A nonconnected committee may loan money to a candidate’s committee, or it may endorse or guarantee a bank loan to the candidate’s committee. The loan or the amount endorsed or guaranteed counts as a contribution to the extent that the loan remains outstanding.
 Example of loan made as contribution by nonconnected PAC A multicandidate committee guarantees half the value of a $10,000 loan from a bank to a candidate’s committee, thereby making a $5,000 contribution to the candidate toward the next election. The candidate’s committee makes monthly repayments on the loan in amounts of $1,000. Those payments reduce the committee’s contribution by $500 each month (i.e., half the repayment). As the outstanding balance is reduced, the committee may make new contributions to the candidate for the same election, as long as the committee does not exceed the overall $5,000 limit.
 Affiliation and contribution limits When two or more committees are affiliated, they share a single limit on the contributions they make to candidates and other political committees. A single limit also applies to the aggregate contributions a person makes to committees affiliated with each other.
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          Qualifying as a multicandidate committeeDesignating contributions made by nonconnected PACsHow to handle excessive contributions made by the PACMaking in-kind contributions to candidatesContributions made to party committees and PACsSupporting nonfederal candidates From the FEC Record Contribution limits for 2023-2024
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 Legal citations Regulations 11 CFR 100.52Gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money 11 CFR 100.53Attendance at a fundraiser or political event 11 CFR 102.10Disbursement by check 11 CFR 103.3(a)Deposit of receipts and disbursements 11 CFR 104.3(b)(3)(v)Reporting of disbursements 11 CFR 110.1(b)Contributions to candidates; designations; and redesignations 11 CFR 110.2(b)Contributions to candidates by multicandidate committees; designations; and redesignations 11 CFR 110.3(a)(1)Contribution limitations for affiliated committees 11 CFR 110.4(c)Cash contributions
 Federal Register notices of inflation adjustments Access Record articles with links to Federal Register notices announcing contribution limits for previous election cycles


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.


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