Week of September 14 – 18, 2026

Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Advisory Opinions

Extension of Time

Advisory Opinion Request 2026-02 (Cascade Party of Washington) On September 15, the requestor granted an extension of time.

Litigation

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. FEC (Case No. 26-149) On September 15, the parties filed a Stipulation of Dismissal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

SMP v. FEC (Case No. 26-336) On September 15, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order, granting Intervenor-Defendant NRSC’s Motion to Dismiss, ordering that Plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed without prejudice, and directing the Clerk of Court to close the case. On September 16, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal with the district court.

Outreach

On September 15, Commissioner Shana M. Broussard discussed campaign finance rules and the role of the Commission with students from India’s International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).

On September 16, the Commission hosted a webinar on Independent Expenditures and Pre-Election Communications.

On September 18, Deputy General Counsel Lisa Stevenson and Associate General Counsel for Policy Neven Stipanovic participated in a panel discussion at the annual conference of the Practising Law Institute in Washington, D.C.

Upcoming educational opportunities

September 30, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host FECFile and reporting webinars for candidate committees.

October 7, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host FECFile and reporting webinars for PACs and party committees.

For more information on upcoming training opportunities, see the Commission’s Trainings page.

Upcoming reporting due dates

September 20: September Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Monthly Reporting schedule.

Additional research materials

Contribution Limits: In addition to the current limits, the Commission has posted an archive of contribution limits that were in effect going back to the 1975-1976 election cycles.

Federal election results are available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.

FEC Notify: Want to be notified by email when campaign finance reports are received by the agency? Sign up here.

The Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives, and other financial filings.

The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Checkoff Chart provides information on balance of the Fund, monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Department of the Treasury, payments from the Fund as certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the Presidential Public Funding Program, see the Public Funding of Presidential Elections page.

The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.

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