Week of August 18 – 22, 2025

Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Litigation

McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-10830) On August 20, Plaintiff-Appellant McDonald filed a Memorandum Opposing the Motion for Summary Affirmance in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (Case No. 24-621) On August 21, the Federal Respondents filed a Brief in Support of Petitioners in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Outreach

This week, the Commission published an updated interactive timeline to mark the agency's 50th anniversary. From the earliest days of the agency to more recent developments, the timeline offers brief descriptions of key events, supplemented by photos, videos and links to additional information.

Electronic Filing

Version 8.5 of the FEC's electronic filing specifications will be released on September 2, 2025. Committees will be required to update FECFile or their third-party electronic filing software prior to filing any reports on or after that date.

Press releases

FEC publishes interactive timeline for agency's 50th anniversary (issued August 18)

Election Dates

The Commission has posted a list of preliminary 2026 Congressional Primary Dates.

Upcoming Commission meetings and hearings

September 16, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to meet in executive session.

Upcoming educational opportunities

September 17, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to host a Seminar for Separate Segregated Funds at its headquarters in Washington, DC.

October 1, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to host a Reporting and FECFile Webinar for Candidate Committees.

October 22, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to host a Seminar for Candidates and Political Parties.

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 2025 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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