Federal Election Commission

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]

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