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52 U.S.C. 30104: Reporting requirements

Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-225. Changed by 10 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

11 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1604, 5 U.S.C. 13101, 52 U.S.C. 30101, 52 U.S.C. 30102, 52 U.S.C. 30109.

12 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Election Commission (12).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–81 added subsec. (i). (Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007) Law text · (i)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–199, §641(1), substituted "(or posted by any of the following: registered mail, certified mail, priority mail having a delivery confirmation, or express mail having a delivery confirmation, or delivered to an overnight delivery service with an on-line t… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004) Law text · (a), (4)
    • Pub. L. 108–199, §641(2), added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: "If a designation, report, or statement filed pursuant to this Act (other than under paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (4)(A)(ii), or subsection (g)(1) of this section) is sent by registered or certi… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004) Law text · (a)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–155, §503(a), substituted "the treasurer shall file quarterly reports, which shall be filed not later than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar quarter, and which shall be complete as of the last day of each calendar quarter, except that the report for the… Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §503(b), inserted concluding provisions. Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §212(b)(2)(A), substituted "subsection (g)(1)" for "the second sentence of subsection (c)(2) of this section". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §304(b), added subpars. (B) to (D) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (E). Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §501, amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "The Commission shall make a designation, statement, report, or notification that is filed electronically with the Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later… Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §306, added par. (12). Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §212(a)(1), struck out concluding provisions which read as follows: "Any independent expenditure (including those described in subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii) of this section) aggregating $1,000 or more made after the 20th day, but more than 24 hours, before any election … Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §212(b)(2)(B), inserted "or (g)" after "subsection (c)". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §103(a), added subsec. (e). Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §201(a), added subsec. (f). Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §212(a)(2), added subsec. (g). Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §212(b)(1), added par. (4). Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 107–155, §308(b), added subsec. (h). Law text · (h)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–346, §101(a) [title V, §502(c)(2)], substituted "or (4)(A)(ii), or the second sentence of subsection (c)(2)" for "or (4)(A)(ii)". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–346, §101(a) [title V, §502(c)(1)], in concluding provisions, substituted "shall be filed within" for "shall be reported within" and inserted at end "Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of this section, the time at which the statement under this subsection is received by t… Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 106–346, §101(a) [title V, §502(a)], added subsec. (d). Law text · (d)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–58, §639(a), added par. (11) and struck out former par. (11) which read as follows: Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–58, §641(a), which directed insertion of "(or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office)" after "calendar year" wherever appearing in pars. (2)–(4), (6), (7) of section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaig… Law text · (b), (6), (7)

    1995

    • Pub. L. 104–79, §3(b)(1), substituted "notify the Secretary" for "notify the Clerk, the Secretary," in first sentence. Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–79, §1(a), added par. (11). Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–79, §3(b)(2), substituted "filed with the Secretary" for "filed with the Clerk, the Secretary," in last sentence. Law text · (c)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954", which for purposes of codification was translated as "title 26" thus requiring no change in text. · (b)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–187 completely revised this section by changing the reporting requirements of candidates and committees so as to substantially reduce the maximum number of reports to be filed while maintaining full and adequate disclosure of campaign activities.

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–283, §104(a), inserted provisions covering reports which must be filed in any year in which a candidate is not on the ballot for election to Federal office. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–283, §104(b), substituted "committee authorized by a candidate to raise contributions or make expenditures on his behalf, other than the candidate's principal campaign committee, shall file the reports required under this section with the candidate's principal campaign co… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–283, §104(c), added par. (13), redesignated former par. (13) as (14), and provided that committee treasurers and candidates be deemed to be in compliance with this subsection when they show that best efforts have been used to obtain and submit the information required by thi… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 94–283, §104(d), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "independent expenditures expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identifiable candidate" for "expenditures", "$100 during a calendar year" for "$100 within a calendar year", and ", on a f… · (e)

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–443, §§204(a)(1), (2), 208(c)(4)(A), substituted provisions of cls. (A) to (D) respecting filing of reports and that "Any contribution of $1,000 or more received after the fifteenth day, but more than 48 hours, before any election shall be reported within 48 hours after i… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 93–443, §204(a)(2), added pars. (2) and (3). · (a), (3)
    • Pub. L. 93–443, §204(b)(1), required information respecting guarantors. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 93–443, §204(b)(2), required the report to disclose the total receipts less transfers between political committees which support the same candidate and which do not support more than one candidate. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 93–443, §204(b)(3), substituted "identification" for "full name and mailing address (occupation and the principal place of business, if any)" in pars. (9) and (10). · (b), (10)
    • Pub. L. 93–443, §204(b)(4), required the report to disclose the total expenditures less transfers between political committees which support the same candidate and which do not support more than one candidate. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 93–443, §§204(b)(5), 208(c)(4)(B), required the report to include a statement as to the circumstances and conditions under which any debt or obligation is extinguished and the consideration therefor and substituted "Commission" for "supervisory officer". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 93–443, §208(c)(4)(B), substituted "Commission" for "supervisory officer". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 93–443, §204(c), added subsec. (d) and incorporated provisions of former section 435 of this title in provisions designated as subsec. (e), substituting "Commission" for "supervisory officer" therein. · (d), (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.