We have created a new file containing information about Leadership PACs. Members of Congress and other political leaders often establish nonconnected committees, general known as "leadership PACs," to support candidates for various federal and nonfederal offices. A leadership PAC is defined as a political committee that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding federal office, but is not an authorized committee of the candidate or officeholder and is not affiliated with an authorized committee of a candidate or officeholder.[Read More]
Three of the files in the first presentation at data.fec.gov are the result of disclosure requirements in the Honest Leadership Open Government Act. This legislation requires campaigns, party committees and Leadership PACs to disclose the names of lobbyists (or PACs controlled by lobbyists) if they have "bundled" contributions of more than $16,000 to the campaign or party or leadership PAC during six month periods of time. We have also prepared a much more detailed description of the requirements. [Read More]
We're preparing to release a new summary file focusing on the 2009-2010 financial activity of PACs and parties, and we have some questions we'd like your help with.[Read More]
