Regulations
As part of its role administering campaign finance law, the Commission issues regulations, which are published every year in Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
This archive contains 11 CFR and other public materials related to regulations.
Search regulations
Current regulations are available on the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, or eCFR, maintained by the National Archives. It is a continuously updated online version of the CFR.
Printed edition of 11 CFR
This is the annual printed edition of 11 CFR. New regulations published after the 2024 printed edition will be included in the 2025 printed edition. Printed copies are available from the U.S. Government Bookstore.
Annual printed editions of 11 CFR
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Changes not included in the 2024 printed edition:
- Requirement to File FEC Form 3-Z,
89 Fed. Reg. 93151 (November 26, 2024)
Effective date: February 1, 2025 - Use of Campaign Funds for Candidate and Officeholder Security,
89 Fed. Reg. 78201 (September 25, 2024)
Effective date: January 1, 2025 - FOIA Improvement Act, 89 Fed. Reg. 35685 (May 2, 2024)
Effective date: July 1, 2024 - ZIP Code Correction; Technical Amendment,
89 Fed. Reg. 19729 (March 20, 2024)
Effective date: March 20, 2024 - Price Index Adjustments for Contribution and Expenditure Limitations
and Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold,
89 Fed. Reg. 5534 (January 29, 2024)
Effective date: January 1, 2024 - Civil Monetary Penalties Annual Inflation Adjustments for 2024,
89 Fed. Reg. 697 (January 5, 2024)
Effective date: January 5, 2024 - Technological Modernization, 89 Fed. Reg. 196 (January 2, 2024)
Effective date: March 1, 2024 - Candidate Salaries, 89 Fed. Reg. 5 (January 2, 2024)
Effective date: March 1, 2024
Search rulemakings
Use SERs to search completed and ongoing Commission rulemakings. Search for proposed rules, final rules, public comments and hearing testimony. Additionally, submit comments on proposed regulations and other rulemaking documents.
Explanations and Justifications (E&Js)
The Commission writes an E&J whenever it submits to Congress a new regulation or amends an old one. This archive compiles all E&Js written to accompany FEC regulations, from 1975 to present.
Public hearings
The Commission periodically holds public hearings at its headquarters in Washington, DC. These hearings offer interested persons an opportunity to testify concerning proposed regulations and other matters that come before the Commission.
Upcoming hearings and those held within the last several years are listed in reverse chronological order with links to relevant documents.