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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

Statutes

The FEC administers and enforces the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act. Those acts and amendments, which are passed by Congress and signed by the President, are collected and restated as law in Title 52 and Title 26 of the U.S. Code.

Examples: contribution; 52; 30123

Full text of statutes

Specifically, the FEC interprets and enforces the statutes found in Title 52, Subtitle III and Title 26, Subtitle H. There are two options for accessing these statutes:

  1. Access the FEC’s compilation of statutes. That PDF contains Title 52, Subtitle III, Title 26, Subtitle H and additional provisions of the U.S. Code that aren’t enforced by FEC but are relevant to people involved in federal elections.

    Federal Election Campaign Laws by the FEC Federal Election Campaign Laws by the FEC
    (2.97MB PDF)

  2. Access the Government Printing Office (GPO) version of Title 52, Subtitle III and Title 26, Subtitle H.

    Title 52, Voting and Elections, GPO Title 52, Voting and Elections, GPO
    (395KB PDF)
    Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, GPO Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, GPO
    (197KB PDF)

This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.