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Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)

For Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Campaign Finance and Political.



Federal Election Campaign Act (Feca) (Campaign Finance)

Congressional legislation enacted in 1971 and amended in 1974, 1976, and 1979. FECA incorporates all federal law pertaining to federal elections. Limits individual contributions to $1,000 per election to a federal candidate; $5,000 to a PAC per calendar year; $20,000 to a national party per calendar year; and an aggregate of $25,000 per year to all federal candidates, PACs, and national parties. Also limits PAC contributions to federal candidates to $5,000 per election.


Federal Election Campaign Act (Feca) (Political)

The 1971 law that governs the financing of federal elections; it was amended in 1974, 1976, and 1979. The act requires candidates and political committees to disclose the sources of their funding and how they spend their money; it regulates the contributions received and expenditures made during federal election campaigns; and it governs the public funding of presidential elections.




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