Since the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act was passed in 2002, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) indexes contribution limits based on inflation every two years. For the first time, the FEC did not increase the individual (and non-multicandidate PAC) limit to candidates because inflation was running so low. Individuals are still allowed to give $2,700 per election to candidates. Some of the other higher limits to party committees from individuals (and non-multicandidate PACs) were adjusted slightly:

• Individual contributions to national party committees were increased $500 from $33,400 per year to $33,900 per year.
• Individual contributions to party accounts for presidential nominating conventions, legal and election recount expenses, and building funds were increased by $1,500 from $100,200 to $101,700 per year.

For a detailed chart of the contribution limits for the 2017 – 2018 cycle, the FEC reporting deadlines for 2017, and the federal lobbying reporting deadlines for 2017, please click here.