| To each candidate or candidate committee per election | To national party committee per calendar year | To state, district & local party committee per calendar year | To any other political committee per calendar year1 | Special Limits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Individual
may give |
$2,400* | $30,400* | $10,000 (combined limit) | $5,000 |
$115,500* overall biennial limit:
|
|
National Party Committee
may give |
$5,000 | No limit | No limit | $5,000 | $42,600* to Senate candidate per campaign3 |
|
State, District & Local Party Committee
may give |
$5,000 (combined limit) | No limit | No limit | $5,000 | No limit |
|
PAC (multicandidate)4
may give |
$5,000 | $15,000 | $5,000 (combined limit) | $5,000 | No limit |
|
PAC
(not multicandidate) may give |
$2,400* | $30,400* | $10,000 (combined limit) | $5,000 | No limit |
|
Authorized Campaign Committee
may give |
$2,0005 | No limit | No limit | $5,000 | No limit |
* These contribution limits are indexed for inflation.
1. A contribution earmarked for a candidate through a political committee counts against the original contributor's limit for that candidate. In certain circumstances, the contribution may also count against the contributor's limit to the PAC. 11 CFR 110.6. See also 11 CFR 110.1(h).
2. No more than $45,600 of this amount may be contributed to state and local party committees and PACs.
3. This limit is shared by the national committee and the national Senate campaign committee.
4. A multicandidate committee is a political committee with more than 50 contributors which has been registered for at least 6 months and, with the exception of state party committees, has made contributions to 5 or more candidates for federal office. 11 CFR 100.5(e)(3).
5. A federal candidate's authorized committee(s) may contribute no more than $2,000 per election to another federal candidate's authorized committee(s). 11 CFR 102.12(c)(2).