Week of July 20– 24, 2026

Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Advisory Opinions

Request Received

Advisory Opinion Request 2026-01 (Placer County Republican Central Committee) On July 24, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from the Placer County Republican Central Committee. The requestor, a county party committee, asks whether it can accept certain funds from the county elections division, and if so, how it should report those receipts. The Commission will accept written comments on the request during the 10-day period following publication of the request (no later than August 3).

Litigation

Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (Case No. 26-1559) On July 20, the Commission filed a Response to Motion to Intervene in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Also on July 20, Plaintiff filed a Opposition to Republican National Committee's Motion to Intervene in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Campbell v. FEC (Case No. 26-10849) On July 21, Plaintiff filed an Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Responses to Defendants' Motions to Dismiss Out of Time in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Esrati v. FEC (Case No. 26-1498) On July 20, the Commission filed a Reply in Support of Its Motion to Dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Also on July 20, Plaintiff filed a Surreply in Opposition to the Commission's Motion to Dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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.

Election Dates

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

Upcoming educational opportunities

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

Upcoming reporting due dates

The Commission has posted information regarding reporting deadlines as some states reschedule congressional primary elections to account for redistricting.

The Commission has posted filing information regarding the Georgia 13th District Special General Election, scheduled for July 28, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 25, 2026.

The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 14th District Special Runoff Election, scheduled for August 18, 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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