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As of February 17, 2011, this page is no longer being updated. To search and comment upon FEC Rulemakings, please go to Searchable Electronic Rulemaking System.

Documents relating to recent and ongoing FEC rulemakings are listed by topic in reverse chronological order. The link to the Rulemaking Archive (for rulemakings for 2009 and before) are also provided. Notices of Proposed Rulemaking published from 1995 to the present are available through the Federal Register's website. In addition, a compilation of the Explanation and Justification (E&J) for FEC Regulations is now available in HTML format.

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Ongoing Projects: Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications by Corporations and Labor Organizations Standards of Conduct Hybrid Ads Public Access to Materials Relating to Closed Enforcement Cases

Recent Projects: Coordinated Communications (Shays) Federal Election Activity (Shays) Federal Officeholders' and Candidates' Participation in Certain Non-Federal Fundraising Events (Shays) Collection of Debts Owed to U.S. Government Funds Received in Response to Solicitations; Allocation of Expenses by Separate Segregated Funds and Nonconnected Committees Correcting Amendments to FEC Regulations Rulemaking Archive (1998 Through 2009)

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Ongoing Projects

Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications by Corporations and Labor Organizations

• Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
  • Statement by Chair Bauerly and Commissioner Weintraub [PDF]
  • Statement by Vice Chair Hunter and Commissioners McGahn and Petersen [PDF]
  • Agenda Document No. 11-02 (OGC Draft A) [PDF; 143 pages]
  • Agenda Document No. 11-02-A (OGC Draft B) [PDF; 91 pages]
• Original Petition for Rulemaking [PDF]
  • RECORD Summary of Petition

   

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Standards of Conduct

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [PDF]
  • Comments Received
    • Internal Revenue Service
    • National Treasury Employees Union
  • Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Agenda Document No. 10-10 (OGC Draft) [PDF]
  • Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Agenda Document No. 07-26 (OGC Draft) [PDF]
• U.S. Office of Special Counsel Advisory Opinion, OSC File No. AD-03-0095 (Aug. 29, 2003)

 

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Hybrid Ads

• Public Hearing [7/11/2007]
  • RECORD Summary
  • Transcript [PDF; 187 pages]
  • Hearing Questions (Chairman Lenhard) [PDF]
    • Ex parte communication from Stephen Hoersting, Center for Competitive Politics (7/23/07) [PDF]
  • Schedule of Witnesses
    • Center for Competitive Politics-Reply to Reformers [PDF; 2 pages]
    • Center for Competitive Politics-Answering Chairman Lenhard [PDF; 5 pages]
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [5/10/2007] [PDF; 8 pages]
  • Comments
  • RECORD Summary
  • Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Agenda Document 07-32 (OGC Draft)

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Public Access to Materials Relating to Closed Enforcement Cases

• Rulemaking Petition: Notice of Availability [1/14/2004]
  • Comments
  • RECORD Summary
• Original Petition for Rulemaking

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Recent Projects

Coordinated Communications (Implementing D.C. Court of Appeal Opinion in Shays v. FEC)

• Final Rules and Explanation and Justification [09/15/2010] [PDF]
  • Agenda Document No. 10-54 (OGC Draft) [PDF; 60 pages]
  • Agenda Document No. 10-54a (Bauerly/Weintraub Amendment) [PDF]
  • Dissenting Statement from Commissioner Walther [PDF]
• Public Hearing March 2-3, 2010
  • Hearing Transcripts
    • March 2, 2010 [PDF]
    • March 3, 2010 [PDF]
  • Comments Submitted in Response to Commission Request During Hearing
    • Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21
    • Citizens United
    • Utrecht and Phillips, PLLC
• Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [PDF]
  • Comments Received
  • RECORD Summary of Supplemental NPRM
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [10/21/2009] [PDF]
  • Comments Received
  • RECORD Summary of NPRM
  • Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Agenda Document No. 09-68 (OGC Draft) [PDF]

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Federal Election Activity (Implementing D.C. Court of Appeal Opinion in Shays v. FEC)

• Final Rules and Explanation and Justification [9/10/2010] [PDF]
  • Agenda Document No. 10-55 (OGC Draft) [PDF]
• Public Hearing, December 16, 2009
  • RECORD Summary
  • Hearing Transcript [PDF]
  • Supplemental Comments
    • Association of State Democratic Chairs [PDF]
    • Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 [PDF]
    • Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee [PDF]
    • Ron Nehring [PDF]
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [10/20/2009] [PDF]
  • Comments Received
  • RECORD Summary of NPRM
  • Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Agenda Document No. 09-67 (OGC Draft) [PDF]

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Federal Officeholders' and Candidates' Participation in Certain Non-Federal Fundraising Events (Implementing D.C. Court of Appeal Opinion in Shays v. FEC)

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Overview of the Rules with Examples
• Final Rules [5/5/2010] [PDF]
  • Draft Final Rules
    • Agenda Document 10-22 (OGC Draft) [PDF]
    • Agenda Document 10-22-A (Walther Proposed Amendment) [PDF]
    • Agenda Document 10-22-B (Proposed Amendments) [PDF]
    • Agenda Document 10-22-C (Additional Amendments) [PDF]
• Public Hearing, March 16, 2010
  • Hearing Transcript [PDF]
• Notice of Change of Public Hearing Date [PDF]
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [12/7/2009] [PDF]
  • RECORD Summary of NPRM
  • Comments Received
    • Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center
    • Internal Revenue Service
    • National Republican Congressional Committee
    • National Republican Senatorial Committee
    • Republican National Committee
    • Sandler, Reiff and Young, P.C.
  • Reply Comment Received
    • Republican National Committee
  • Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Agenda Document No. 09-77 (OGC Draft) [PDF]

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Collection of Debts Owed to U.S. Government

• Final Rules [4/16/2010] [PDF]
  • Draft Circulated to Commission for Vote by Tally [PDF]
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [PDF]
  • RECORD Summary of NPRM [PDF]
  • Comment Received from Internal Revenue Service [PDF]

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Funds Received in Response to Solicitations; Allocation of Expenses by Separate Segregated Funds and Nonconnected Committees

• Final Rules [03/19/2010] [PDF]
  • Draft Final Rules: Agenda Document No. 10-15 (OGC Draft) [PDF]
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [12/29/2009] [PDF]

  • Comments Received
    • Internal Revenue Service
    • Sierra Club
  • Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Agenda Document No. 09-84 (OGC Draft) [PDF]
• Interim Final Rule [12/29/2009] [PDF]
  • Draft Interim Final Rule: Agenda Document No. 09-83 (OGC Draft) [PDF]

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Correcting Amendments to FEC Regulations

• Final Rules [01/04/2010] [PDF]

 

Click here to access the Rulemaking Archive (For Rulemakings Through 2009)