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FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice Seeking Comment on Petition for Preemption & Declaratory Ruling Filed Pursuant to Section 253 of Communications Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-1) on Jan. 5, 2026:
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The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition for preemption and declaratory ruling filed by Gigapower, LLC (Gigapower)/1 pursuant to section 253(d) of the Communications Act (Act)./2 The Petition states that Gigapower is deploying a fiber network to the City of Rock Hill, South Carolina (the City),/3 and has entered into both a franchise agreement with the City that "grants to Gigapower a non-exclusive franchise
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-1) on Jan. 5, 2026:
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The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition for preemption and declaratory ruling filed by Gigapower, LLC (Gigapower)/1 pursuant to section 253(d) of the Communications Act (Act)./2 The Petition states that Gigapower is deploying a fiber network to the City of Rock Hill, South Carolina (the City),/3 and has entered into both a franchise agreement with the City that "grants to Gigapower a non-exclusive franchiseto construct, maintain, and operate its telecommunications lines in the City's public rights-of-way to provide telecommunications services"/4 and a pole attachment agreement that allows Gigapower to submit applications to attach fiber telecommunication lines to Cityowned poles./5 The Petition asserts that Gigapower has submitted pole attachment applications to the City pursuant to these agreements, and that the City has responded by redlining the applications to impose requirements that effectively prohibit Gigapower from providing telecommunications services in violation of section 253(a)./6 Specifically, the Petition states that the City has interpreted a prior agreement that it entered with Comporium, LLC (Comporium) to provide Comporium with superior and exclusive attachment rights to all City-owned poles,/7 and that the City has further interpreted the agreement to mean that Comporium "occupies the entire available space [on City-owned poles] irrespective of the amount of space that Comporium requested or to which Comporium's lines are in fact attached."/8 The Petition states that, pursuant to these interpretations, the City is requiring Gigapower to rearrange attachments to City-owned poles or to replace poles to obtain access, despite the existence of adequate available space on the poles,/9 and that these requirements will result in excess costs that prevent "Gigapower from economically deploying its facilities and, thus, effectively prohibit[] Gigapower from providing telecommunications services in the City."/10 The Petition also asserts that "[t]he City's actions . . . are tantamount to a de facto moratorium that the Commission should preempt."/11
Interested parties may file comments or oppositions to the Petition on or before February 4, 2026 and reply comments on or before March 6, 2026. All filings addressing the Petition must reference WC Docket No. 26-1. All comments or oppositions must be addressed to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
* Electronic Filers: Comments and oppositions may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): www.fcc.gov/ecfs./12
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
o Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service.
o Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
o Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
o Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530.
Ex Parte Rules. The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./13 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in these proceedings should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
For further information, please contact Elizabeth Drogula, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1591 or via e-mail at Elizabeth.Drogula@fcc.gov.
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Footnotes:
1/ Petition of Gigapower, LLC for Preemption and Declaratory Judgment Ruling Pursuant to Section 253(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (filed December 22, 2025), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/searchfilings/filing/122248074928 (Petition).
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 253(d); see also 47 CFR Sec. 1.2(b).
3/ Petition at 3-4. Gigapower states that it "will offer a point-to-point telecommunications service for high-speed data transport and a wholesale broadband transmission service to internet service providers." Id.
4/ Id. at 4.
5/ Id.
6/ Id. at 5-6, 8-10, 12-14; 47 U.S.C. Sec. 253(a).
7/ Id. at 1, 6-8, 14.
8/ Petition at 7.
9/ Id. at 5-6, 8-9.
10/ Id.at 9-10.
11/ Id. at 13.
12/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
13/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-9A1.pdf
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report: 'Annual Report of Consumer and Credit Reporting Complaints: An Analysis of Complaint Responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following report on on December 30, 2025, entitled "Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion."
Here are excerpts:
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1. Introduction
More than two decades ago, Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act).1 The FACT Act was a legislative response aimed at improving the accuracy of consumers' credit-related records by creating new rights for consumers and new responsibilities for consumer
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following report on on December 30, 2025, entitled "Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion."
Here are excerpts:
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1. Introduction
More than two decades ago, Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act).1 The FACT Act was a legislative response aimed at improving the accuracy of consumers' credit-related records by creating new rights for consumers and new responsibilities for consumerreporting agencies (CRAs). Among its provisions, the FACT Act amended Section 611 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by adding subsection (e) (codified at 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681i(e)). This subsection created new obligations for the nationwide consumer reporting agencies (NCRAs) and federal agencies.
Under FCRA Section 611(e), federal agencies--initially the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and later the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)--must "compile" and "transmit" certain complaints to the NCRAs.2 Specifically, the CFPB must transmit each complaint it receives in which a consumer (1) indicates that their file maintained by an NCRA contains incomplete or inaccurate information, and (2) appears to have disputed the completeness or accuracy with the NCRA or otherwise utilized the procedures under FCRA Section 611(a).3 These complaints are referred to as "covered complaints" throughout this report.
In response, the NCRA must review each covered complaint to determine whether all legal obligations under the FCRA (including any obligation imposed by an applicable court or administrative order) have been met with respect to the subject matter of the complaint.4 The NCRA must also provide reports on a regular basis to the CFPB regarding the "determinations of and actions taken by" the NCRA, if any, in connection with its review.5
This compilation, transmission, and collection occur today by way of the CFPB's consumer complaint process.
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View full report at: https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_fcra-611e-report_2025-12.pdf
FEC Issues Digest for Weeks of Dec. 22, 2025 - Jan. 2, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled.
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Litigation
CREW v. FEC (Case No. 25-4116) On December 26, the Commission filed an Answer in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Public Disclosure
On December 30, the Office of the Inspector General made public its report on Management and Performance Challenges Facing the FEC for FY 2026.
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Election Dates
The Commission has posted a list of preliminary 2026 Congressional
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled.
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Litigation
CREW v. FEC (Case No. 25-4116) On December 26, the Commission filed an Answer in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Public Disclosure
On December 30, the Office of the Inspector General made public its report on Management and Performance Challenges Facing the FEC for FY 2026.
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Election Dates
The Commission has posted a list of preliminary 2026 CongressionalPrimary Dates.
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Upcoming educational opportunities
January 14, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host Year-End Reporting and FECFile webinars for PACs and party committees.
January 21, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host Year-End Reporting and FECFile webinars for candidate committees.
For more information on upcoming training opportunities, see the Commission's Trainings page.
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Upcoming reporting due dates
January 31, 2026: Year-End Reports are due. For more information, see the 2025 Semi-Annual, Quarterly and Monthly Reporting schedules.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the Special Runoff Election in the 18th District of Texas, scheduled for January 31, 2026.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the New Jersey 11th District Special Primary Election, scheduled for February 5, 2026, and the Special General Election, scheduled for April 16, 2026.
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Additional research materials
Contribution Limits: In addition to the current limits, the Commission has posted an archive of contribution limits that were in effect going back to the 1975-1976 election cycles.
Federal election results are available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.
FEC Notify: Want to be notified by email when campaign finance reports are received by the agency? Sign up here.
The Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives, and other financial filings.
The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Checkoff Chart provides information on balance of the Fund, monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Department of the Treasury, payments from the Fund as certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the Presidential Public Funding Program, see the Public Funding of Presidential Elections page.
The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.
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Original text here: https://www.fec.gov/updates/weeks-of-december-22-2025-january-2-2026/
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Interconnected VoIP Numbering Authorizations Granted
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 25-118) on Jan. 2, 2026:
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The Wireline Competition Bureau has granted the applications listed in this notice pursuant to the Commission's streamlined procedures for interconnected VoIP numbering authorization applications./1
Interconnected VoIP Numbering Authorization Application filed by DayStarr, LLC Pursuant to Section 52.15(g)(3) of the Commission's Rules, WC Docket No. 25-118 (filed June 27, 2025), Public Notice, DA 25-1001 (WCB December 2, 2025).
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 25-118) on Jan. 2, 2026:
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The Wireline Competition Bureau has granted the applications listed in this notice pursuant to the Commission's streamlined procedures for interconnected VoIP numbering authorization applications./1
Interconnected VoIP Numbering Authorization Application filed by DayStarr, LLC Pursuant to Section 52.15(g)(3) of the Commission's Rules, WC Docket No. 25-118 (filed June 27, 2025), Public Notice, DA 25-1001 (WCB December 2, 2025).
EffectiveGrant Date: January 2, 2026
Please contact DAA@fcc.gov, Margoux Newman at Margoux.Newman@fcc.gov, or Jordan Reth at Jordan.Reth@fcc.gov for further information.
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Footnote:
1/ See 47 CFR Sec. 52.15(g)(3).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-8A1.pdf
FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Issues Public Notice: Comment Dates Announced for Analog TRS Modernization Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 08-15) on Jan. 2, 2026:
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In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) adopted on November 20, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) initiated a proceeding to modernize telecommunications relay services (TRS) to ensure that relay services remain effective, accessible, and sustainable for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have speech disabilities./1 The Notice stated that comments and
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 08-15) on Jan. 2, 2026:
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In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) adopted on November 20, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) initiated a proceeding to modernize telecommunications relay services (TRS) to ensure that relay services remain effective, accessible, and sustainable for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have speech disabilities./1 The Notice stated that comments andreply comments would be due 30 days and 60 days, respectively, after a summary of the Notice was published in the Federal Register./2
On January 2, 2026, the summary was published in the Federal Register./3 Accordingly, comments are due February 2, 2026, and reply comments are due March 3, 2026. Complete comment filing instructions and ex parte rules are set forth in the Notice and the Federal Register.
Accessible Materials. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice).
Additional Information. For general information about TRS, visit https://www.fcc.gov/trs. For further information about this item, please contact Joshua Mendelsohn, CGB, Disability Rights Office, (202) 559-7304 (voice and videophone), e-mail Joshua.Mendelsohn@fcc.gov.
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Footnotes:
1/ Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Speech-to-Speech and Internet Protocol (IP) Speech-to-Speech Telecommunications Relay Services, CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 08-15, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 25-79 (Nov. 20, 2025) (Analog TRS Modernization Notice).
2/ Analog TRS Modernization Notice at 33, para. 103.
3/ FCC, Analog Telecommunications Relay Service Modernization, 91 FR 104 (Jan. 2, 2026).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-6A1.pdf
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Screen Protectors, Screen Protector Systems, and Components Thereof
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Screen Protectors, Screen Protector Systems, and Components Thereof
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News Release 26-002
Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1474
Contact: Michelea Wyatt-McLeod, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain screen protectors, screen protector systems, and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission's notice of investigation.
The investigation
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Screen Protectors, Screen Protector Systems, and Components Thereof
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News Release 26-002
Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1474
Contact: Michelea Wyatt-McLeod, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain screen protectors, screen protector systems, and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission's notice of investigation.
The investigationis based on a complaint filed on behalf of Superior Communications Inc. of Irwindale, California on December 3, 2025. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain screen protectors, screen protector systems, and components thereof that infringe certain claims of the patents asserted by the complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:
* Belkin International, Inc., El Segundo, CA
* Belkin Inc., El Segundo, CA
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1474), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC's Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC's administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
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Original text here: https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0102_67920.htm
Reports due in 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following record:
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Reports due in 2026
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This article describes the filing requirements for 2026. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.
Year-End reports covering 2025 activity
All committees must file a 2025 Year-End report due January 31, 2026, that covers activity through December 31, 2025. To help committees prepare their reports, the Commission will host reporting and FECFile webinars for PACs and party committees on January 14, 2026, and for candidates on January 21, 2026.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following record:
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Reports due in 2026
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This article describes the filing requirements for 2026. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.
Year-End reports covering 2025 activity
All committees must file a 2025 Year-End report due January 31, 2026, that covers activity through December 31, 2025. To help committees prepare their reports, the Commission will host reporting and FECFile webinars for PACs and party committees on January 14, 2026, and for candidates on January 21, 2026.
Reports covering 2026 activity
To find out which reports your committee must file in 2026, check the Filing frequency by type of filer webpage and click the links to access the appropriate reporting tables. Please note that committees active in special elections in 2026 may have to file additional special election reports.
Notification of filing deadlines
In addition to publishing this article and the online reporting tables, the Commission notifies committees of filing deadlines through reporting reminders called prior notices. Prior notices are distributed exclusively by email, so every committee should ensure that the email address on its Statement of Organization (Form 1) is current. Each committee may list up to two email addresses. To amend Form 1, electronic filers must submit Form 1 filled out in its entirety. Paper filers should include only the committee's name, address, FEC identification number and the updated or changed portions of the form. Committees may also use our online webform to update their information. (Paper filers should be aware that submitting a webform obligates them to file electronically for the balance of the calendar year.)
Treasurer's responsibilities
The Commission provides reminders of upcoming filing dates as a courtesy to help committees comply with the filing deadlines set forth in the Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations. Committee treasurers are responsible for filing committee reports on time. Not receiving a prior notice does not excuse committee treasurers for failing to comply with any filing deadline.
Filing electronically
Under the Commission's mandatory electronic filing regulations, political committees and other persons required to file reports with the Commission that receive contributions or make expenditures, including independent expenditures, aggregating in excess of $50,000 in a calendar yearor have reason to expect to do so must file all reports and statements electronically.
Reports filed electronically must be received and validated by the Commission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the filing date. Electronic filers who file on paper or submit an electronic report that does not pass the Commission's validation program by that time on the filing deadline will be considered nonfilers and may be subject to enforcement actions, including administrative fines.
The Commission's electronic filing software, FECFile, is free and can be downloaded from the FEC's website. All reports filed must be filed in version 8.5 of the electronic filing software. Reports filed in previous versions of the software will not be accepted. Filers may also use commercial or privately developed software as long as the software meets the Commission's format specifications. Committees using commercial software should contact their vendors to ensure their software meets the latest specifications.
Timely filing for paper filers
Registered and certified mail
Reports sent by registered or certified mail are considered to be filed on the date of their postmark. Accordingly, quarterly reports sent by registered or certified mail must be postmarked on or before the filing deadline to be considered timely filed. A committee sending its reports by registered or certified mail should keep its mailing receipt with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) postmark as proof of mailing, because the USPS does not keep complete records of items sent by certified or registered mail.
Overnight mail
Reports sent via overnight mail will be considered timely filed if the report is postmarked on or before the filing deadline. "Overnight mail" includes Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express having a delivery confirmation, or an overnight service with which the report is scheduled for next business day delivery and is recorded in the service's online tracking system. Note that "Express Mail" as referred to in FEC regulations has been renamed "Priority Mail Express" by the USPS. Reports filed via overnight mail will be considered timely filed if the report is received by the delivery service on or before the mailing/filing deadline. A committee sending its reports by Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express, or by an overnight delivery service, should keep its proof of mailing or other means of transmittal of its reports.
Other means of filing
Reports sent by other means including first class mail must be received by the FEC before close of business on the filing deadline. If the filing deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, reports must be received by the close of business on the last business day before the filing deadline. Forms may be downloaded from the FEC's website. Reports submitted by first-class mail will be considered filed when actually received by Commission staff. The FEC does not have statutory authority to extend filing deadlines, but it may choose not to pursue administrative fines against filers prevented from filing by reasonably unforeseen circumstances beyond their control.
Authorized committees of candidates
House and Senate candidates
All campaigns that have a reporting obligation must file quarterly reports. Generally, an individual becomes a candidate for federal office, thus triggering registration and reporting obligations, when their campaign exceeds $5,000 in either contributions received or expenditures made. If the campaign has not exceeded the $5,000 threshold, it is not required to file reports.
The authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must also file pre-primary election and pre-general election reports before any election in which the candidate participates. These committees also must file a post-general election report if the candidate participates in the general election.
Principal campaign committees of candidates who ran in past elections or are running in future elections must also file quarterly reports in 2026. A committee that wishes to stop filing reports with the FEC must file a termination report. Committees must continue filing reports until the Commission notifies them in writing that their termination report has been accepted.
48-Hour Notices
Principal campaign committees of House or Senate candidates running in any 2026 election must file a 48-Hour Notice ( Form 6 ) anytime they receive a contribution of $1,000 or more per source (including loans) received less than 20 days but more than 48 hours before the day of an election in which the candidate is running. 48-Hour Notice deadlines are listed online at the Commission's website.
Presidential candidates
All presidential committees must file on either a monthly or a quarterly schedule. Presidential committees able to change their reporting schedule and that wish to do so are required to notify the Commission in writing. The committee will receive an email from the Commission approving the filing frequency change.
State, district and local party committees
State, district and local party committees that engage in reportable "federal election activity" must file on a monthly schedule. Committees that do not engage in reportable "federal election activity" may file on a monthly or quarterly basis in 2026.
National party committees
National committees of political parties must file on a monthly schedule.
Other political committees
Political committees ( PACs ), including separate segregated funds, committees with non-contribution accounts ( Hybrid PACs ), independent expenditure-only committees ( Super PACs ) and other nonconnected committees that filed on a semi-annual basis during 2025 file on a quarterly basis in 2026. PACs that filed on a monthly schedule in 2025 continue to file on a monthly schedule in 2026.
Changing filing frequency
PACs may change their filing schedule once a year, but must first notify the Commission in writing (or electronically, if electronic filers). A committee may change its filing frequency only once per calendar year. The committee will receive an email from the Commission approving the filing frequency change.
Pre- and Post-Election Reports
Please note that in 2026, party committees and PACs that file monthly reports must file a pre-general election report and a post-general election report in lieu of the reports otherwise due in November and December. Similarly, party committees and PACs that file quarterly reports in 2026 must also file:
* A pre-primary election report and a pre-general election report before any election in which the committee makes a contribution to or an expenditure on behalf of a candidate in that election, if not previously disclosed; and
* A post-general election report.
Independent expenditures
Political committees and other persons who make independent expenditures may have to disclose this activity within 48 or 24 hours based upon the date and amount of the expenditure. Note that aggregations of independent expenditures must be calculated as of the first date on which a communication that constitutes an independent expenditure is publicly disseminated, and as of the date that any such communication with respect to the same election is subsequently publicly disseminated.
Political committees must use FEC Form 3X, Schedule E, to file 48- and 24-hour reports.
Persons and other entities that are not political committees must use FEC Form 5.
Political committees must report all independent expenditures, regardless of whether or not they trigger the 48- or 24-hour reporting thresholds, on their regularly scheduled campaign finance reports. These independent expenditure reports are not required when a party committee or PAC makes a contribution directly to a candidate.
Persons and other entities that are not political committees must disclose independent expenditures in a quarterly report filed on FEC Form 5 once the expenditures exceed $250 in a calendar year in connection with a given election. Form 5 filers are not required to file quarterly reports for periods in which they have not made any independent expenditures. However, they must file quarterly reports for periods in which they made expenditures aggregating over $250 in a calendar year for a given election, regardless of whether or not they have already reported that activity in a 48- or 24-hour report.
For a chart of the 48- and 24-hour reporting periods for independent expenditures made in 2026, consult the FEC's website at https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/dates-and-deadlines/.
Committees active in special elections
Committees authorized by candidates running in any 2026 special election must file pre- and post-election reports in addition to regularly scheduled reports. Principal campaign committees of candidates running in any 2026 special election also must file 48-hour notices for any contributions of $1,000 or more per source (including loans) received after the 20th day, but more than 48 hours before an election.
PACs and party committees supporting candidates running in special elections may also have to file pre- and post-election reports unless they file on a monthly basis. All PACs, as well as individuals, corporations, labor organizations and all other persons, are subject to 48- and 24-hour reporting of independent expenditures made before an election.
Reporting information for special elections will be published in the Record and on the Dates and deadlines page.
Electioneering communications
Additionally, individuals and other persons who make disbursements for " electioneering communications " that aggregate in excess of $10,000 must disclosure statements with the Commission within 24 hours of when such communications are distributed to the public. A chart detailing the electioneering communication periods for 2026 primary and runoff elections is available at https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/dates-and-deadlines/.
Disclosure of lobbyist bundling activity
Campaign committees, party committees and leadership PACs that are otherwise required to file reports in connection with an election (including special elections) must simultaneously file FEC Form 3L if they receive two or more bundled contributions from any lobbyist/registrant or lobbyist/registrant PAC that aggregate in excess of the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold during the election reporting period.
The lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold for calendar year 2025 was $23,300. This threshold amount may increase in 2026 based upon the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA). As soon as the adjusted threshold amount is available, the Commission will publish it in the Federal Register and post it on its website. For more information on these requirements, see the March 2009 Record.
Additional information
For more information on 2026 reporting dates:
* Call and request the reporting tables from the FEC at 800/424-9530 or 202/694-1100; or
* Visit the FEC's web page at https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/dates-and-deadlines/ to view the reporting tables online.
Citations
Regulations
11 CFR 100.3(a)
Definition of candidate
11 CFR 100.5
Political committee
11 CFR 100.19
Timely filed reports; electronically filed reports
11 CFR 102.2
Email on Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1)
11 CFR 104.1(a)
Treasurer must file reports
11 CFR 104.3(f)
Contents of reports; Consolidated reports
11 CFR 104.5(a)-(f), (h) and (i)
Filing dates for candidates; filing dates for committees that are not authorized committees of candidates; date of filing; 48-hour notice of contributions; special election reports; retaining proof of mailing
11 CFR 104.7
Treasurer must use "best efforts"
11 CFR 104.14(a), (d)
Treasurer's Responsibilities
11 CFR 104.18(a)(1)-(2) and (e)
Mandatory electronic filing and validation program
Resources
* 2026 reporting dates
* FEC electronic filing
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Original text here: https://www.fec.gov/updates/reports-due-in-2026/
