Federal Election Commission
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The Federal Election Commission is an independent U.S. regulatory agency responsible for enforcing federal campaign finance laws, including overseeing the disclosure and limits of contributions and expenditures in national elections.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
federal agency of the United States government
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independent regulatory agency → |
| abbreviation |
FEC
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| appointmentProcess |
commissioners appointed by the President of the United States
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commissioners confirmed by the U.S. Senate → |
| canImpose |
civil penalties for campaign finance violations
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| canTakeActionWith |
affirmative vote of at least four commissioners
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| conducts |
audits of certain political committees
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| country |
United States
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| dateFormed |
1975
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| effectiveDate |
1975-04-14
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| enforces |
disclaimer and disclosure requirements for political advertising
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federal campaign finance laws → limits on contributions to federal candidates → limits on contributions to political committees → prohibitions on foreign national contributions in federal elections → public financing rules for presidential elections → |
| formedBy |
Federal Election Campaign Act
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| governedBy |
six-member bipartisan commission
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| hasHeadquartersIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| investigates |
alleged violations of federal campaign finance law
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| issues |
regulations implementing federal campaign finance statutes
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| legalBasis |
1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act
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Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 → |
| monitors |
electioneering communications in federal elections
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independent expenditures in federal elections → |
| numberOfCommissioners |
6
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| oversees |
disclosure of campaign finance information
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presidential public funding program → |
| parentAgency |
none (independent agency)
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| partyBalanceRule |
no more than three commissioners from the same political party
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| predecessor |
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (campaign finance disclosure functions)
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Comptroller General of the United States (certain campaign finance functions) → Secretary of the U.S. Senate (campaign finance disclosure functions) → |
| provides |
guidance to campaigns and committees on compliance with campaign finance law
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| publishes |
advisory opinions
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campaign finance data → |
| regulates |
campaign contributions in federal elections
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campaign expenditures in federal elections → candidate committees for federal office → federal campaign finance → party committees at the federal level → political action committees → |
| shortName |
FEC
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| subjectOf |
judicial review in U.S. federal courts
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| supervises |
reporting of receipts and disbursements by federal campaigns
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| termLength |
6-year staggered terms for commissioners
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| website |
https://www.fec.gov/
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