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Federal Election Commission

Federal Election Commission is named in 7 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1974 to 2025.

7 events From Oct 15, 1974 To Apr 30, 2025 Open in filter view →
Activity over time Events per year
1974 · 1 event1975 · 1 event1976 · 1 event2010 · 2 events2025 · 2 events19742025
DateEventLanesStatus
2025-04-30FEC Loses Policymaking Quorum After Commissioner Resignation
Federal Election Commission · Commissioner Allen Dickerson (resigned) · Commissioner Ellen Weintraub (fired by Trump) · Commissioner Sean Cooksey (resigned) · +4
confirmed
2025-02-18Trump Signs Order to Claim Power Over Independent Agencies
Donald Trump · Federal Trade Commission · Securities and Exchange Commission · Federal Communications Commission · +2
 confirmed
2010-03-26SpeechNow.org v. FEC Appeals Court Decision Creates Super PACs with Unlimited Contribution Authority
David Keating · Federal Election Commission · U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
 confirmed
2010-01-21Supreme Court Citizens United Decision Unleashes Unlimited Corporate Spending
U.S. Supreme Court · Citizens United · Federal Election Commission · Justice Anthony Kennedy · +1
 confirmed
1976-12-31Corporate PAC Explosion: 433 New Corporate PACs Formed in Post-Buckley Era
Corporate America · Business Roundtable · U.S. Chamber of Commerce · Federal Election Commission
 confirmed
1975-04-14Federal Election Commission Begins Operations, Institutionalizing Corporate PAC Framework
Federal Election Commission · President Gerald Ford
 confirmed
1974-10-15FECA Amendments Enable Corporate PAC Formation, Triggering 1,600% Growth
U.S. Congress · Federal Election Commission
 confirmed

Network neighbors

22 other actors share an event
Donald Trump 2× shared Business Roundtable 1× shared Citizens United 1× shared Commissioner Allen Dickerson (resigned) 1× shared Commissioner Ellen Weintraub (fired by Trump) 1× shared Commissioner Sean Cooksey (resigned) 1× shared Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1× shared Corporate America 1× shared Dara Lindenbaum (remaining commissioner) 1× shared David Keating 1× shared Federal Communications Commission 1× shared Federal Trade Commission 1× shared Justice Anthony Kennedy 1× shared Justice John Paul Stevens 1× shared President Gerald Ford 1× shared Securities and Exchange Commission 1× shared Shana Broussard (remaining commissioner) 1× shared Trey Trainor (remaining commissioner) 1× shared U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1× shared U.S. Congress 1× shared U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 1× shared U.S. Supreme Court 1× shared