What’s New on FEC.gov

What's New entries are divided into three categories: Highlights, Recent Additions to the Web Site and Previous Months. The Highlights section features the most significant web postings from the last several months; the Recent Additions section lists all postings made within the last two months; and the Previous Six Months section archives What's New entries from three to eight months ago.

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Highlights

October 14, 2004	4 Compliance Cases Made Public
October 12, 2004	Kentucky Carpenters Union Pays $297,000 Civil Penalty
October 8, 2004	Independent Expenditure Update Oct. 1-7
October 7, 2004	Committees Fined for Filing Reports Late
October 7, 2004	Final Rules Regarding Presidential Inaugural Committee Disclosure and Prohibition on Accepting Donations from Foreign Nationals are Now Available
October 5, 2004	September Independent Expenditure Disclosure Summarized
October 5, 2004	FEC's Motion to Stay District Court Ruling in Shays-Meehan v. FEC is Now Available
October 1, 2004	Final Audit Report on the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education ILA-COPE is Now Available
September 30, 2004	FEC Launches Updated Website
September 30, 2004	FEC Approves Matching Funds for 2004 Presidential Candidate
September 28, 2004	FEC Files Notice of Appeal Regarding Court Decision on Commission Regulations
September 28, 2004	Final Audit Report on the Democratic Executive Committee of Florida is Now Available
September 28, 2004	Final Audit Report on Voters for Choice Friends of Family Planning is Now Available
September 27, 2004	Final Audit Report on Volunteer PAC is Now Available
September 27, 2004	Final Audit Report on Friends of Mary Landrieu, Inc . is Now Available
September 24, 2004	ADR Program Resolves Cases
September 24, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
September 23, 2004	Final Audit Report on the Democratic Party of Hawaii is Now Available
September 20, 2004	The District Court's Opinion in Shays and Meehan v. FEC I is Now Available
September 17, 2004	Court Documents in Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC are Available
September 16, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
September 15, 2004	An Updated Edition of the Campaign Finance Laws is Now Available [PDF]
September 14, 2004	Campaign Cited for Failure to File Pre-Primary Report
September 10, 2004	Campaigns Cited for Failure to File Pre-Primary Report
September 9, 2004	Updated Campaign Guide for Party Committees is Now Available
September 8, 2004	Missouri Repubicans Pay $128,000 Civil Penalty for Election Law Violations
September 8, 2004	Final Audit Report on the National Right to Life Political Action Committee is now available
September 7, 2004	Committees Fined for Filing Reports Late
September 3, 2004	Campaigns Cited for Failure to File Pre-Primary Report
September 2, 2004	FEC Certifies Public Funds for Bush-Cheney Ticket
September 1, 2004	FEC Issues Semi-Annual PAC Count
September 1, 2004	PAC Activity Increases at 18 Month Point in 2004
August 30, 2004	FEC Approves Matching Funds for 2004 Presidential Candidates
August 25, 2004	ADR Program Resolves Cases
August 18, 2004	Congressional Fundraising Continues to Grow
August 17, 2004	Final Audit Report on Terrell for Senate (LA) is Now Available
August 17, 2004	District Court Decision in WRTL is Now Available
August 13, 2004	An Updated Local Party Activity Brochure is Now Available
August 13, 2004	Commission Will Consider Draft Final Regulations on Political Committee Status on August 19
August 12, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
August 6, 2004	Party Fundraising Continues to Grow
August 6, 2004	Compliance Case Made Public
August 5, 2004	Committees Fined for Filing Reports Late
July 30, 2004	FEC Certifies Public Funds for Kerry-Edwards Ticket
July 30, 2004	Campaigns Cited for Failure to File July Quarterly Report
July 30, 2004	Campaigns Cited for Failure to File Pre-Primary Report
July 20, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
July 16, 2004	Transcripts of the Commission's April 14-15 Public Hearing on Political Committee Status Are Now Available
July 13, 2004	Testimony for the hearing before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration scheduled for July 14, 2004
July 13, 2004	FEC Approves Matching Funds for 2004 Presidential Candidate
July 13, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
July 6, 2004	ADR Program Resolves Cases
April 29, 2004	The Commission's 2004 Legislative Recommendations are now Available
December 18, 2003	Bradley Smith Elected FEC Chairman for 2004
December 10, 2003	The Supreme Court Has Issued Its Opinion in McConnell v. FEC

Recent Additions to the Web Site

October 14, 2004	4 Compliance Cases Made Public
October 14, 2004	The FEC's Reply in Support of its Motion to Stay the District Court Opinion in Shays et al., v. FEC is Now Available
October 14, 2004	Advisory Opinion Request 2004-37, Requested by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Citizens for Waters and People Helping People, is Now Available for Comment
October 14, 2004	Draft Advisory Opinion 2004-34 is Now Available for Public Comment
October 13, 2004	2004 Presidential Primary Election Results
October 12, 2004	Kentucky Carpenters Union Pays $297,000 Civil Penalty
October 8, 2004	Independent Expenditure Update Oct. 1-7
October 8, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-36 issued to Mark Risley and Mark Risley for Congress
October 7, 2004	Committees Fined for Filing Reports Late
October 5, 2004	Agenda for October 7, 2004, Open Meeting (Time Changed to 11:30 AM)
October 5, 2004	September Independent Expenditure Disclosure Summarized
October 5, 2004	FEC's Motion to Stay District Court Ruling in Shays-Meehan v. FEC is Now Available
October 4, 2004	BCRA Advisory Opinions Page Updated with Links to AOs 2004-35 and 2004-29
October 4, 2004	Links to Agenda Documents on Political Committee Status Rulemaking have been added
October 1, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-35 issued to Kerry-Edwards, Inc., and the Kerry-Edwards 2004 General Election Legal and Accounting Compliance Fund
October 1, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-32 issued to Spirit Airlines, Inc.
October 1, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-29 issued to Representative Todd Akin and Todd Akin for Congress
October 1, 2004	Final Audit Report on the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education ILA-COPE is Now Available
September 30, 2004	FEC Launches Updated Website
September 30, 2004	FEC Approves Matching Funds for 2004 Presidential Candidate
September 30, 2004	October issue of the Record is Now Available
September 29, 2004	Sunshine Notice for October 7, 2004 Open Session [PDF]
September 28, 2004	FEC Files Notice of Appeal Regarding Court Decision on Commission Regulations
September 28, 2004	Final Audit Report on the Democratic Executive Committee of Florida is Now Available
September 28, 2004	Final Audit Report on Voters for Choice Friends of Family Planning is Now Available
September 27, 2004	Final Audit Report on Volunteer PAC is Now Available
September 27, 2004	Final Audit Report on Friends of Mary Landrieu, Inc . is Now Available
September 24, 2004	ADR Program Resolves Cases
September 24, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
September 23, 2004	Final Audit Report on the Democratic Party of Hawaii is Now Available
September 16, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
September 14, 2004	An updated version of the Advisory Opinions brochure is now available
September 10, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-27 Issued to Quayle 2000
September 10, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-28 Issued to Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
September 10, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-30 Issued to Citzens United
September 10, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-31 Issued to Russ Darrow Group, Inc.
September 10, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-33 Issued to The Ripon Society and Representative Sue Kelly
August 26, 2004	September Issue of the Record is Available
August 12, 2004	Chairman Smith Opening Statement Before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
August 12, 2004	Draft AO 2004-19 -- DollarVote.org
August 12, 2004	Comment on Draft AO 2004-24 -- NGP Software, Inc.
August 12, 2004	Electioneering Communication Report Added for Colorado Conservative Voters
August 11, 2004	Draft AO 2004-26 -- Congressman Jerry Weller and Zury Rios Sosa
August 11, 2004	Extension of Time for AOR 2004-25 -- Senator Jon Corzine
August 11, 2004	Electioneering Communication Report Added for Colorado Conservative Voters
August 10, 2004	Sunshine Notice for August 19, 2004 Commission Meeting
August 10, 2004	Agenda for August 12, 2004, Commission Meeting
August 9, 2004	Supplement to AOR 2004-21 -- Givetousa.com
August 9, 2004	Draft AO 2004-23 -- US Oncology Inc. Good Government Committe
August 6, 2004	Draft AO 2004-25 -- Senator Jon Corzine
August 6, 2004	Draft AO 2004-24 -- NGP Software, Inc.
August 6, 2004	Ex Parte Communication Received for AOR 2004-25
August 6, 2004	Electioneering Communication Report Added for The Media Fund
August 4, 2004	Sunshine Notice for August 12, 2004 Commission Meeting
August 4, 2004	Advisory Opinion Request 2004-31 From Russ Darrow Group, Inc.
August 4, 2004	Advisory Opinion Request 2004-30 From Citizens United
August 4, 2004	Advisory Opinion Request 2004-19 Supplement
August 1, 2004	Electioneering Communication Report Added
July 28, 2004	Advisory Opinion Request 2004-29 from Representative Todd Akin
July 28, 2004	Comment on Proposed AO 2004-19 by DollarVote.org
July 28, 2004	August Issue of the Record Is Available
July 26, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-22, Issued to Honorable Doug Bereuter
July 20, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-21 Extension
July 20, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-20 Issued to Adam Wood
July 20, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
July 20, 2004	Open Meeting Agenda for July 22, 2004
July 19, 2004	Comment to Draft AO 2004-21
July 16, 2004	Draft Advisory Opinion 2004-22 Available for Public Comment
July 16, 2004	Comment to Draft AO 2004-20
July 16, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-18 Issued to Cassandra Lentchner, Esq
July 16, 2004	Draft Advisory Opinion 2004-19 Available for Public Comment
July 16, 2004	Draft Advisory Opinion 2004-21 Available for Public Comment
July 16, 2004	Transcript of Hearing on Political Committee Status Is Available
July 13, 2004	Testimony for the hearing before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration scheduled for July 14, 2004
July 13, 2004	Agenda for the July 15, 2004 Commission Meeting
July 13, 2004	FEC Approves Matching Funds for 2004 Presidential Candidate
July 13, 2004	Compliance Cases Made Public
July 6, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-17, Issued to Becky Armendariz Klein for U.S. Congress
July 6, 2004	Advisory Opinion 2004-15, Issued to David T. Hardy
July 6, 2004	FEC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rules – Party Committee Independent Expenditures and Coordinated Party Expenditures
July 6, 2004	ADR Program Resolves Cases