FEC Issues New Federal Political Contribution Limits, Marking Largest Increase in 20 Years

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February 2, 2023

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FEC Issues New Federal Political Contribution Limits, Marking Largest Increase in 20 Years

By: Melissa L. Laurenza, Kenneth A. Gross, Kevin M. Paulsen

This week, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released updated limits on contributions to candidate and national party committees for the 2023-2024 election cycle. These contribution limits are indexed to inflation and updated by the FEC every odd-numbered year. Due to historically high inflation, this election cycle saw the largest increase in contribution limits for candidate committees in 20 years. The revised limits affect contributions made by individuals and non-multicandidate political action committees.

Federal Political Contribution Limits: 2023-2024

Recipient

 

Contributor

 

Individual

Multicandidate PAC

Non-multicandidate PAC

Senate Candidate

$3,300/election

$5,000/election

$3,300/election

House Candidate

$3,300/election

$5,000/election

$3,300/election

Presidential Candidate

$3,300/election

$5,000/election

$3,300/election

National Party
Committee*

$41,300/calendar year to
the general account

$123,900/calendar year to
the convention account**

$123,900/calendar year to
the building account

$123,900/calendar year to
the recount account

$15,000/calendar year to
the general account

$45,000/calendar year to
the convention account**

$45,000/calendar year to
the building account

$45,000/calendar year to
the recount account

$41,300/calendar year to
the general account

$123,900/calendar year to
the convention account**

$123,900/calendar year to
the building account

$123,900/calendar year to
the recount account

State Party Committee

$10,000/calendar year

$5,000/calendar year

$10,000/calendar year

PAC

$5,000/calendar year

$5,000/calendar year

$5,000/calendar year

*Includes RNC/DNC, NRSC/DSCC and NRCC/DCCC
**RNC and DNC only

For purposes of per election limits, primary and general elections are considered separate elections.

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