Week of March 2 – 6, 2026

Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Public Disclosure

Updated Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits and Lobbyist Bundling Threshold. On March 3, the Commission published in the Federal Register updated coordinated party expenditure limits and announced that the 2026 lobbyist bundling threshold is $24,000. Please note that the U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering the constitutionality of the coordinated party expenditure limits in National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (Case No. 24-621). Unless and until the Court decides otherwise, the coordinated expenditure limits remain in force.

Regulations and agency procedures

FEC Form 99 Update: The Commission has recently implemented new attachment functionality for electronic filers submitting an FEC Form 99 webform (Miscellaneous Electronic Submission to the FEC), which will now allow committees to upload PDF documents as part of their submissions. As a result, committees may now file Schedule C-1s (Loans and Lines of Credit from Lending Institutions), copies of loan agreements, loan forgiveness statements, and Form 8s (Debt Settlement Plans) electronically as attachments with electronic signatures, including required third-party signatures. Prior to this new functionality, filers had to file documents with third-party signatures on paper. Filers should properly categorize the Form 99 from the list of options provided.

Litigation

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. FEC (Case No. 26-149) On February 27, the Commission filed an Answer in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-10830) On March 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a per curiamOpinion affirming a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granting the Commission's Motion to Dismiss.

Reports Due in 2026

The Commission has posted the 2026 Congressional Pre-Election Reporting Dates. Reporting schedules for all filers in 2026 are also available.

Outreach

On March 3-4, the Commission hosted a webinar for political party committees.

Press releases

Appeals court affirms dismissal of McDonald v. FEC (25-10830) (issued March 3)

Election Dates

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

Employment opportunities

The Commission is accepting applications for the position of Attorney-Adviser (Ethics) in the Deputy General Counsel of Law Division of the Office of General Counsel through March 13, 2026.

The Commission is accepting applications for the position of IT Specialist (Customer Support) in the Operations Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, through March 17, 2026.

The Commission is accepting applications for the position of Auditor through March 19, 2026.

Upcoming educational opportunities

March 18, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar for Nonconnected PACs.

March 25, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host a FECFile webinar for PACs and party committees.

April 1, 2026: 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

March 20: March Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Monthly Reporting schedules.

The Commission has posted filing information regarding the Georgia 14th District Special General Election, scheduled for March 10, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for April 7, 2026.

The Commission has posted filing information regarding the New Jersey 11th District Special General Election, scheduled for April 16, 2026.

The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 1st District Special General Election, scheduled for June 2, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 4, 2026.

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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