Organization
United States independent regulatory agency that regulates federal elections
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent agency of the United States government, whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections. Created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act, the commission describes its duties as "to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections."
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