[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7190-7192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02453]
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
[Notice 2014-03]
Price Index Adjustments for Expenditure Limitations and Lobbyist
Bundling Disclosure Threshold
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
ACTION: Notice of adjustments to expenditure limitations and lobbyist
bundling disclosure threshold.
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SUMMARY: As mandated by provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971, as amended (``FECA'' or ``the Act''), the Federal Election
Commission (``FEC'' or ``the Commission'') is adjusting certain
expenditure limitations and the lobbyist bundling
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disclosure threshold set forth in the Act, to index the amounts for
inflation. Additional details appear in the supplemental information
that follows.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information
Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20463; (202) 694-1100 or
(800) 424-9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2
U.S.C. 431 et seq., coordinated party expenditure limits (2 U.S.C.
441a(d)(2) and (3)(A), (B)) and the disclosure threshold for
contributions bundled by lobbyists (2 U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(A)) are adjusted
periodically to reflect changes in the consumer price index. See 2
U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(B) and 441a(c)(1), 11 CFR 104.22(g), 11 CFR 109.32 and
110.17(a), (f). The Commission is publishing this notice to announce
the adjusted limits and disclosure threshold.
Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits for 2014
Under 2 U.S.C. 441a(c), the Commission must adjust the expenditure
limitations established by 2 U.S.C. 441a(d) (the limits on expenditures
by national party committees, state party committees, or subordinate
committees of state party committees in connection with the general
election campaign of candidates for Federal office) annually to account
for inflation. This expenditure limitation is increased by the percent
difference between the price index, as certified to the Commission by
the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 months preceding the beginning of
the calendar year and the price index for the base period (calendar
year 1974).
1. Expenditure Limitation for House of Representatives in States With
More Than One Congressional District
Both the national and state party committees have an expenditure
limitation for each general election held to fill a seat in the House
of Representatives in states with more than one congressional district.
This limitation also applies to those states and territories that elect
individuals to the office of Delegate or Resident Commissioner.\1\ The
formula used to calculate the expenditure limitation in such states
multiplies the base figure of $10,000 by the difference in the price
index (4.72469), rounding to the nearest $100. See 2 U.S.C.
441a(c)(1)(B) and 441a(d)(3)(B), and 11 CFR 109.32(b) and 110.17. Based
upon this formula, the expenditure limitation for 2014 general
elections for House candidates in these states is $47,200.
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\1\ Currently, these states are the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of American Samoa,
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana
Islands. See http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
and http://about.dc.gov/statehood.asp.
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2. Expenditure Limitation for Senate and for House of Representatives
in States With Only One Congressional District
Both the national and state party committees have an expenditure
limitation for a general election held to fill a seat in the Senate or
in the House of Representatives in states with only one congressional
district. The formula used to calculate this expenditure limitation
considers not only the price index but also the voting age population
(``VAP'') of the state. The VAP of each state is published annually in
the Federal Register by the Department of Commerce. 11 CFR 110.18. The
general election expenditure limitation is the greater of: The base
figure ($20,000) multiplied by the difference in the price index,
4.72469 (which totals $94,500); or $0.02 multiplied by the VAP of the
state, multiplied by 4.72469. Amounts are rounded to the nearest $100.
See 2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B) and 441a(d)(3)(A), and 11 CFR 109.32(b) and
110.17. The chart below provides the state-by-state breakdown of the
2014 general election expenditure limitation for Senate elections. The
expenditure limitation for 2014 House elections in states with only one
congressional district \2\ is $94,500.
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\2\ Currently, these states are: Alaska, Delaware, Montana,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming. See http://www.house.gov/representatives/.
Senate General Election Expenditure Limits--2014 Elections
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Senate
expenditure
Voting age VAP x .02 x the limit (the
State population price index greater of the
(VAP) (4.72469) amount in
column 3 or
$94,500)
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Alabama................................................... 3,722,241 $351,700 $351,700
Alaska.................................................... 547,000 51,700 94,500
Arizona................................................... 5,009,810 473,400 473,400
Arkansas.................................................. 2,249,507 212,600 212,600
California................................................ 29,157,644 2,755,200 2,755,200
Colorado.................................................. 4,030,435 380,900 380,900
Connecticut............................................... 2,810,514 265,600 265,600
Delaware.................................................. 722,191 68,200 94,500
Florida................................................... 15,526,186 1,467,100 1,467,100
Georgia................................................... 7,502,458 708,900 708,900
Hawaii.................................................... 1,096,788 103,600 103,600
Idaho..................................................... 1,184,355 111,900 111,900
Illinois.................................................. 9,858,828 931,600 931,600
Indiana................................................... 4,984,875 471,000 471,000
Iowa...................................................... 2,366,384 223,600 223,600
Kansas.................................................... 2,169,865 205,000 205,000
Kentucky.................................................. 3,381,291 319,500 319,500
Louisiana................................................. 3,512,513 331,900 331,900
Maine..................................................... 1,067,026 100,800 100,800
Maryland.................................................. 4,584,292 433,200 433,200
Massachusetts............................................. 5,298,878 500,700 500,700
Michigan.................................................. 7,650,421 722,900 722,900
Minnesota................................................. 4,141,269 391,300 391,300
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Mississippi............................................... 2,253,775 213,000 213,000
Missouri.................................................. 4,646,486 439,100 439,100
Montana................................................... 791,184 74,800 94,500
Nebraska.................................................. 1,404,168 132,700 132,700
Nevada.................................................... 2,128,531 201,100 201,100
New Hampshire............................................. 1,052,337 99,400 99,400
New Jersey................................................ 6,877,222 649,900 649,900
New Mexico................................................ 1,577,747 149,100 149,100
New York.................................................. 15,411,151 1,456,300 1,456,300
North Carolina............................................ 7,562,455 714,600 714,600
North Dakota.............................................. 560,705 53,000 94,500
Ohio...................................................... 8,920,978 843,000 843,000
Oklahoma.................................................. 2,903,541 274,400 274,400
Oregon.................................................... 3,072,459 290,300 290,300
Pennsylvania.............................................. 10,058,156 950,400 950,400
Rhode Island.............................................. 837,524 79,100 94,500
South Carolina............................................ 3,695,041 349,200 349,200
South Dakota.............................................. 636,918 60,200 94,500
Tennessee................................................. 5,004,401 472,900 472,900
Texas..................................................... 19,406,207 1,833,800 1,833,800
Utah...................................................... 2,004,283 189,400 189,400
Vermont................................................... 503,929 47,600 94,500
Virginia.................................................. 6,395,870 604,400 604,400
Washington................................................ 5,375,611 508,000 508,000
West Virginia............................................. 1,472,626 139,200 139,200
Wisconsin................................................. 4,434,937 419,100 419,100
Wyoming................................................... 444,979 42,000 94,500
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Limitations on Contributions by Individuals, Non-Multicandidate
Committees and Certain Political Party Committees Giving to U.S. Senate
Candidates for the 2013-2014 Election Cycle
For the convenience of the readers, the Commission is also
republishing the contribution limitations for individuals, non-
multicandidate committees and for certain political party committees
giving to U.S. Senate candidates for the 2013-2014 election cycle:
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Statutory provision Statutory amount 2013-2014 Limit
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2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)...... $2,000.............. $2,600.
2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)...... $25,000............. $32,400.
2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(A)...... $37,500............. $48,600.
2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)(B)...... $57,500 (of which no $74,600 (of which no
more than $37,500 more than $48,600
may be attributable may be attributable
to contributions to to contributions to
political political
committees that are committees that are
not political not political
committees of committees of
national political national political
parties). parties).
2 U.S.C. 441a(h)............ $35,000............. $45,400.
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Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold for 2014
The Act requires certain political committees to disclose
contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant
political action committees once the contributions exceed a specified
threshold amount. The Commission must adjust this threshold amount
annually to account for inflation. The disclosure threshold is
increased by multiplying the $15,000 statutory disclosure threshold by
1.15555, the difference between the price index, as certified to the
Commission by the Secretary of Labor, for the 12 months preceding the
beginning of the calendar year and the price index for the base period
(calendar year 2006). The resulting amount is rounded to the nearest
multiple of $100. See 2 U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(A) and (B), 441a(c)(1)(B) and
11 CFR 104.22(g). Based upon this formula ($15,000 x 1.15555), the
lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold for calendar year 2014 is
$17,300.
On behalf of the Commission.
Dated: January 30, 2014.
Lee E. Goodman,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-02453 Filed 2-5-14; 8:45 am]
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