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Independent U.S. agency that enforces federal campaign finance law; opened in 1975.

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Federal Election Commission. Independent U.S. agency that enforces federal campaign finance law; opened in 1975.

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1974

The U.S. Congress founded the Federal Election Commission.

The Federal Election Commission, involved in Buckley v. Valeo, Citizens United v. FEC, McConnell v. FEC, McCutcheon v. FEC, NRSC v. FEC, SpeechNow.org v. FEC and fundraising for the 2024 U.S. election.

The Federal Election Commission followed from the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974.

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