Notice 18 Mar 2025 compliance, public meeting, federal election commission, washington dc, lobbying, political contributions, advisory opinions

📅Sunshine Act Meetings by Federal Election Commission - March 2025

The Federal Election Commission will hold a hybrid meeting to discuss various draft advisory opinions, including matters related to political party compliance and election officer elections. The meeting is open to the public, offering opportunities for virtual participation and requires adherence to specific accessibility protocols.

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Compliance, Financial Implications 30 Jan 2025 federal election commission, campaign finance, lobbying, contributions, 2025 regulation

💼Adjusted Contribution Limits for 2025 by Federal Election Commission

As mandated by provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act ("the Act"), the Federal Election Commission ("the Commission") is adjusting certain contribution and expenditure limitations and the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold set forth in the Act, to index the amounts for inflation. Additional details appear in the supplemental information that follows.

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Compliance, Financial Impact 14 Jan 2025 compliance, government contracts, federal regulations, grant programs, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, civil monetary penalties, inflation adjustment, penalties, claims, fraud, loan programs, americorps, organization and functions (government agencies), lobbying

💼2025 Annual Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties by AmeriCorps

The Corporation for National and Community Service, which operates as AmeriCorps, is updating its regulations to reflect required annual inflation-related increases to the civil monetary penalties under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Act) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance.

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Compliance, Financial Implications 13 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, government contracts, administrative practice and procedure, grant programs, penalties, civil penalties, loan programs, inflation adjustments, lobbying, national endowment for the arts

💼2025 Civil Penalty Adjustments by the National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) that may be imposed for violations of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) and the NEA's Restrictions on Lobbying to reflect the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act). The 2015 Act further amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (the Inflation Adjustment Act) to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. This final rule provides the 2025 annual inflation adjustments to the initial "catch-up" adjustments made on June 15, 2017, and reflects all other inflation adjustments made in the interim.

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Compliance, Financial Regulations 10 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, chemicals, government contracts, administrative practice and procedure, grant programs, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, foreign relations, civil monetary penalties, penalties, claims, investigations, financial impact, fraud, exports, loan programs, freedom of information, department of state, international organizations, arms and munitions, lobbying, classified information, crime, seizures and forfeitures

⚖️Department of State 2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Adjustment Regulations

This final rule is issued to adjust the civil monetary penalties (CMP) for regulatory provisions maintained and enforced by the Department of State. The revised CMP adjusts the amount of civil monetary penalties assessed by the Department of State based on the December 2024 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and by recent legislation. For penalties adjusted according to the December 2024 guidance, the new amounts will apply only to those penalties assessed on or after the effective date of this rule, regardless of the date on which the underlying facts or violations occurred.

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