Week of May 19 – 23, 2025

Commission meetings and hearings

On May 20, the Commission met in executive session.

The Commission voted to cancel the open meeting scheduled for May 22.

Enforcement

The Commission made public one closed case, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Search System.

MUR 8254

COMPLAINANT: Brian Lemek, Defend the Vote
RESPONDENTS: Charlene for Congress 2024 and Stacy Owens, in her official capacity as treasurer (the Committee); Charlene Nijmeh; and Matt Ricchiazzi
SUBJECT: The complaint alleged that Ricchiazzi, a self-described citizen-journalist, made, and Nijmeh and the Committee knowingly accepted an unreported and excessive in-kind contribution in the form of a one-time "fake newspaper" that Ricchiazzi funded that supported Nijmeh, a 2024 candidate for California's 18th Congressional District. The complaint further alleged that Ricchiazzi produced and distributed an "Election Edition" of a publication called "The South Bay Chronicle" that had never before or since been published, which lacked an adequate disclaimer that expressly advocated for Nijmeh.
DISPOSITION: The Commission exercised its prosecutorial discretion and dismissed the complaint.

Litigation

Giffords v. FEC (Case No. 19-1192) On May 22, Movants the National Rifle Association of America and the National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund filed a Notice of Appeal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (Case No. 24-621) On May 19, the Department of Justice filed a Brief for the Respondents in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Outreach

On May 20-21, the Commission hosted a webinar for candidate committees.

Upcoming Commission meetings and hearings

June 3, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to meet in executive session.

Upcoming educational opportunities

June 4, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar for nonconnected committees.

June 25, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to host a FECFile webinar for candidate committees.

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

Upcoming reporting due dates

June 20: June 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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