Week of July 7 – 11, 2025

Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Litigation

McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-153) On July 9, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order and Final Judgment granting the Commission's Motion to Dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and dismissing the case without prejudice.

Outreach

On July 8, Chair Shana M. Broussard discussed campaign finance disclosure rules and the role of the Commission with a delegation from Switzerland visiting the United States as part of the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

Public Disclosure

This week, the Office of the Inspector General made public a Performance Audit Report of the FEC's Security Patches And Vulnerabilities Management Programs for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024.

Press releases

District Court for the Northern District of Texas issues memorandum opinion, order in McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-153) (issued July 9)

Upcoming Commission meetings and hearings

July 15, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to meet in executive session.

Upcoming educational opportunities

July 16, 2025: The Commission is scheduled to host a FECFile webinar for PACs and party committees.

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

Upcoming reporting due dates

July 15: July Quarterly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2025 Quarterly Reporting schedule.

July 20: July Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2025 Monthly Reporting schedule.

July 31: Mid-Year Reports are due. For more information, see the 2025 Semi-Annual 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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