The Commission periodically holds public hearings at its headquarters in Washington, DC. These hearings offer interested persons an opportunity to testify concerning proposed regulations and other matters that come before the Commission. Upcoming hearings and those held within the last several years are listed below in reverse chronological order with links to relevant documents.
Additional information concerning rulemaking hearings is available on the Rulemakings page.
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| 1/14 | Agency Procedures Reviewing the FEC's compliance and enforcement processes |
| 9/17 | Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Disclosing contributions bundled by lobbyists, registrants and the PACs of lobbyists and registrants |
| 10/17-18 | Electioneering Communications Implementing WRTL decision that invalidated ban on corporate/labor funding of certain electioneering communications |
| 7/11 | Hybrid Communications Attributing costs of public communications by party committees that benefit multiple federal/nonfederal candidates |
| 1/25-26 | Coordinated Communications Revising rules in accordance with Shays decision |
| 10/20 | Electioneering Communications Revising rules in accordance with Shays decision |
| 8/4 | Federal Election Activity Revising FEA rules in accordance with Shays decision |
| 6/28-29 | Internet Applying FECA to online campaign activity |
| 5/17 | Candidate/Officeholder Solicitions at Party Fundraisers |
| 5/17 | Definition of Agent Revising definition of "agent" in accordance with Shays decision |
| 5/17 | Payroll Deductions for Trade PACs |
| 4/14-15 | Political Committee Status Defining the term "political committee" |
| 10/1 | Multicandidate Committees and Biennial Limits Applying biennial limit and multicandidate status for PACs |
| 10/1 | Candidate Travel |
| 10/1 | Political Committees' Mailing Lists Selling, renting or exchanging mailing lists |
| 6/11 | Enforcement Procedures Evaluating enforcement practices and procedures |
| 6/6 | Presidential Public Funding and National Conventions Revising rules to reflect Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act |
