History
The FEC was established as part of the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act, and opened its doors in April 1975. For more information on the agency's history, consult our 40th anniversary timeline on FEC.gov.
Specialties
The Federal Election Commission administers and enforces the Federal Election Campaign Act. That statute limits the sources and amounts of contributions used to finance federal elections and requires public disclosure of the funds raised and spent.