Earlier this week, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced the updated federal contribution limits for the 2021-2022 election cycle as required under the Federal Election Campaign Act. The new per election and per calendar year limits are effective for the entirety of 2022 election cycle starting late last year. Below is a chart that explains the new limits applicable to specific donors and recipients.
| Donor | Recipient | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate Committee | PAC | Super PAC | State, Local or District Party Committee (Federal Accounts) | National Party Committee Main Account | National Party Committee Special Accounts | |
| Individual | $2,900 per election | $5,000 per year | Unlimited | $10,000 per year (combined) | $36,500 per year *Each national party committee has its own separate contribution limit. For example, the national senatorial and congressional committees of both major parties have separate limits from the DNC and RNC. |
$109,500 per account per year *Each national party committee has special accounts for: (1) HQ Building Account (2) Election Recount, Challenge and Legal Account (3) Presidential Convention Account (DNC and RNC only) |
| PAC | $5,000 per election for multicandidate PACs $2,900 per election for non-multicandidate PACs |
$5,000 per year for all PACs | Unlimited | $5,000 per year (combined) for multicandidate PACs $10,000 per year (combined) for non-multicandidate PACs |
$15,000 per year for multicandidate PACs $36,500 per year for non-multicandidate PACs |
$45,000 per year per account for multicandidate PACs $109,500 per year per account for non-multicandidate PACs |
The key contribution limit adjustments of note in the above chart include:
- A $100 adjustment upward for individual donors giving to candidate committees – moving from a $2,800 per election limit for the 2020 cycle to $2,900 for the 2022 cycle. This adjust means that individuals may now give up to $5,800 per candidate per cycle for candidates participating in both primary and general elections.
- A $1,000 adjustment upward for individual donors giving to national party committee main accounts – moving from $35,500 per year for the 2020 cycle to $36,500 for the 2022 cycle.
- A $3,000 adjustment upward for individual donors giving to national party committee special accounts – moving from $106,500 per year for the 2020 cycle to $109,500 for the 2022 cycle.
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