Organization
Federal Election Commission
Independent U.S. agency that enforces federal campaign finance law; opened in 1975.
- Also known as
- FEC
Connections 9
founded by
- U.S. Congress 1974 Primary record 1
involved in
- Buckley v. Valeo party Primary record 2
- Citizens United v. FEC party Primary record 3
- McConnell v. FEC party Primary record 4
- McCutcheon v. FEC party Primary record 5
- NRSC v. FEC party Scholarship & press 6
- SpeechNow.org v. FEC party Primary record 78
- Fundraising for the 2024 U.S. election receives the reports Primary record 910
followed from
- Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 1974 U.S. Congress founded Federal Election Commission
Proof 10 sources
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Mission and history, Federal Election Commission.
Primary record
The 1974 amendments also established an independent agency, the FEC.
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Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976), No. 75-436, argued 10 November 1975, decided 30 January 1976, Supreme Court of the United States (via Cornell Legal Information Institute), 30 Jan 1976.
Primary record
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), No. 08-205, decided 21 January 2010, Supreme Court of the United States (U.S. Reports, via Library of Congress), 21 Jan 2010.
Primary record
CITIZENS UNITED v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMM’N
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McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, 540 U.S. 93 (2003), No. 02-1674, argued 8 September, decided 10 December 2003, Supreme Court of the United States (U.S. Reports, via Library of Congress), 10 Dec 2003.
Primary record
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
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McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, 572 U.S. 185 (2014), No. 12-536, argued 8 October 2013, decided 2 April 2014, Supreme Court of the United States (U.S. Reports, via Library of Congress), 2 Apr 2014.
Primary record
McCUTCHEON v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMM'N
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Supreme Court Decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission Empowers Political Parties, Calls Other Restrictions into Question, Covington & Burling LLP, 30 Jun 2026.
Scholarship & press
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
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SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission, 599 F.3d 686 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (en banc), No. 08-5223, argued 27 January, decided 26 March 2010, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 26 Mar 2010.
Primary record
SPEECHNOW.ORG, ET AL., APPELLANTS v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, APPELLEE
However, we also hold that the reporting requirements of 2 U.S.C. §§ 432, 433, and 434(a)
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Dark Money Basics, OpenSecrets.
Scholarship & press
Archived copy
While super PACs are legally required to disclose their donors, some of these groups are effectively dark money outlets when the bulk of their funding cannot be traced back to the original donor.
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Statistical Summary of 24-Month Campaign Activity of the 2023-2024 Election Cycle, Federal Election Commission, 23 Apr 2025.
Primary record
United States House and Senate candidates running in the 2024 election cycle reported raising $3.8 billion and spending $3.7 billion between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.
Presidential candidates raised $2 billion and spent approximately $1.8 billion in the 24 months of the 2023-2024 election cycle
Democratic and Republican party committees reported receiving $672.9 million and $514 million, respectively, from individuals.
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Who’s funding the 2024 election?, USAFacts, May 2024.
Scholarship & press
ActBlue has raised more than $1.1 billion, almost 80% more than its closest competitor, WinRed, with $623.1 million.
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