Federal Election Commission

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Federal Election Commission

Agency overview
Formed	October 15, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-10-15)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Status	Independent regulatory agency
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., USA
Employees	339 (2006)[needs update]
Annual budget	$79,100,000 USD (FY 2017)[1]
Agency executives	Caroline C. Hunter[2], Chair Steven T. Walther[3], Vice Chairman
Key document	Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 (Pub.L. 93-443 88 Stat. 1263)
Website	www.fec.gov

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency in the United States. Their purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in federal elections. It was created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act.^[4]

1. ↑ "Federal Election Commission: Agency Financial Report, Fiscal Year 2017" (PDF) (Government agency's financial report). November 15, 2017: 5, 67. Retrieved 2018-11-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
2. ↑ "Caroline C. Hunter". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
3. ↑ "Steven T. Walther". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
4. ↑ "52 U.S. Code § 30106 - Federal Election Commission". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2017-06-03.