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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

Registering as a PAC

An individual or group can set up a "nonconnected committee" when it wants to set up a political action committee (PAC), and that PAC is not one of the following:

  • A political party committee
  • A candidate’s authorized committee
  • A separate segregated fund (SSF) established by a corporation or labor organization

Members of congress and other political leaders often establish nonconnected committees, usually called leadership PACs. Leadership PACs usually support candidates for various federal or nonfederal offices.

Super PACs and hybrid PACs are other types of nonconnected committees.

The first steps that follow cover specific topics to help an individual or group set up and register a nonconnected committee.

First steps

Requirements

This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.