Federal Election Commission Increases Campaign Contribution Limits

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) conducts a detailed analysis of inflation and cost-of-living increases on a biennial basis for purposes of evaluating federal campaign contribution limits. This analysis is required by the Federal Campaign Election Act (FECA) which authorizes the FEC to make adjustments in odd-numbered years to account for inflation. 

Accordingly, the FEC has just released its adjustments for the 2021-2022 cycle.

Individuals may now contribute $2,900 per election to a federal candidate committee. Additionally, individuals may contribute a maximum of $36,500 per year to National Party Committees and $109,500 per calendar year/per account to Additional National Party Accounts (e.g. presidential nominating convention accounts, election recount and legal proceedings accounts, national party headquarters building accounts, etc.).

Political Action Committees (PACs) (non-multicandidate) also had adjustments for inflation.  Non-multicandidate PACs are now permitted the same maximum contribution as noted above.

Contribution limits for other categories of contributors and for other committee types remained the same from the 2019-2020 cycle. 

The full chart for all contributor and committee types is published by the FEC biennially.

For more information, please contact the Barnes & Thornburg attorney with whom you work or Ron Miller at 202-408-6923 or ronnie.miller@btlaw.com. 

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