Your web browser is not supported You're using Internet Explorer, some features might not work. Please switch to another browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Edge for a better experience.


An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
 **Official websites use .gov**
            
            A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
 **Secure .gov websites use HTTPS**
            
            A **lock** ( A locked padlock ) or **https://** means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.


Federal Election Commission | United States of America Calendar
           Glossary
          Search
              Search


Menu
      Home
      Campaign finance data
        All data
            Raising
            Spending
            Loans and debts
            Filings and reports
            Candidates
            Committees
            Bulk data
            Campaign finance statistics
        Find elections. Search by state or ZIP code
          Look up contributions from specific individuals
      Help for candidates and committees
        All compliance resources
            Guides
            Forms
            Dates and deadlines
            Trainings
        Learn about electronic filing
          Find and contact your committee's analyst
      Legal resources
        All legal resources
            Advisory opinions
            Enforcement
            Statutes
            Legislation
            Regulations
            Court cases
            Policy and other guidance
        Search across all legal resources
          Search guidance documents
      About
        All about the FEC
            News and announcements
            Commission meetings
            Mission and history
            Leadership and structure
            Reports about the FEC
            Careers
            Working with the FEC
            Contact
        Introduction to campaign finance and elections


- Home
- ›
      Latest updates

Latest updates Search or browse the latest information about the Commission and federal campaign finance law. About latest updates Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens. FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
 Get latest updates by email Email
            Subscribe
            Edit an existing subscriptionPlease enter your email address to subscribe. On the next page, you can set email preferences and select the topics that interest you.
            Privacy policy


Publication type
      AllFEC RecordPress releasesTips for TreasurersWeekly Digests
      Subjects
        All
    Year
        Filter
    Search
        Search


March 15, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  Week of March 11-15, 2024
      
      
      
        Weekly Digest March 14, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  FEC approves Federal Register notice, Statement of Policy concerning enforcement process
      
      WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved a Federal Register notice and a Statement of Policy concerning Commission action at the initial stages of the ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        Press release
          
            in: Open meetings and related matters March 14, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  FEC to host April 16 & 17 Corporate PAC Webinar (2024)
      
      The Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Tuesday, April 16 and Wednesday, April 17. This live, interactive webinar is ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        FEC Record
          
            in: Outreach March 11, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  New web content on candidate salaries
      
      The Commission has created a new Candidate salary page on its website to help campaigns comply with the updated rules for candidate salaries. The new page not only summarizes ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        Tips for Treasurers March 8, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  FEC cites committee for failure to file 12-Day Pre-Primary Financial Report
      
      WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited one campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        Press release
          
            in: Non-filer publications March 8, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  Week of March 4-8, 2024
      
      
      
        Weekly Digest March 6, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  Appeals Court issues order dismissing case in *Ready to Win v. FEC*
      
      WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday issued a Per Curiam Order in Ready to Win v. FEC (Case No. 23-5161), dismissing ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        Press release
          
            in: Litigation March 5, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  FEC to offer expanded FECFile webinars in April (2024)
      
      The Commission will host two full afternoons of FECFile workshops next month to help committees prepare their April quarterly or monthly reports. These expanded webinars will include basic and advanced ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        FEC Record
          
            in: Outreach March 4, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  New candidate salary and tech modernization rules take effect
      
      Two sets of new regulations took effect March 1. The first adjusts the candidate compensation eligibility criteria, as well as the timing and amount of salary payments from the campaign. ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        Tips for Treasurers March 1, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  FEC cites committees for failure to file 12-Day Pre-Primary Financial Report
      
      WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited nine campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        Press release
          
            in: Non-filer publications March 1, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  Week of February 26-March 1, 2024
      
      
      
        Weekly Digest February 27, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  AO 2024-02: Federal candidate may request reimbursement from nonfederal sources for costs of brochures
      
      Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Citizens for Waters (requestors) may solicit and receive reimbursement from nonfederal sources for brochure costs because the reimbursements would comply with the source prohibitions, amount limitations ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        FEC Record
          
            in: Advisory opinions February 26, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Committees need a tax ID number to open a bank account
      
      The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires political committees to obtain a tax ID number, formally referred to as an employer identification number (EIN). Your committee will need this number to ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        Tips for Treasurers February 23, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  Week of February 19-23, 2024
      
      
      
        Weekly Digest February 23, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  New York special election reporting: 26th Congressional District (2024)
      
      New York has scheduled a special election to fill the U.S. House seat in the 26th Congressional District vacated by Representative Brian Higgins. The Special General Election will be held ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        FEC Record
          
            in: Reporting February 20, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Commission updates regulations to address technological advances
      
      On December 14, 2023, the Commission approved final rules modernizing FEC regulations in light of technological advances in communications, recordkeeping, and financial transactions.The final rules, which go into effect ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        FEC Record
          
            in: Regulations February 20, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  February monthly reporting reminder
      
      PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Tuesday, February 20, covering the month of January. Quarterly filing PACs and political party ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        Tips for Treasurers February 16, 2024
    
    From: Press Office
  Week of February 12-16, 2024
      
      
      
        Weekly Digest February 16, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  District court certifies constitutional challenge to coordinated party expenditure limits in *National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al.*, 22-639 (S.D. Ohio)
      
      On January 19, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio certified to the en banc court of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        FEC Record
          
            in: Litigation February 14, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Commission invites comments on segregated accounts of national party committees
      
      On February 14, 2024, the Commission published an inquiry notification in response to two petitions seeking new and revised rules governing the segregated accounts of national party committees. The ...
          Read more
      
      
      
        FEC Record
          
            in: Regulations Previous Next


About
          Careers
          Press
          Contact
   Privacy and security policy
          Plain language
          No FEAR Act
          Strategy, budget and performance
 Open government
          Protected Voices
          USA.gov
          Inspector General
          FOIA
 OpenFEC API
          GitHub repository
          Release notes
          FEC.gov status


Federal Election Commission
 The FEC's Twitter page
            The FEC's YouTube page Sign up for FECMail


Hide glossary Glossary Search terms