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Any transaction from one committee to another file description

This file contains each contribution or independent expenditure that one committee gives to another during the two-year election cycle, including:

  • PACs
  • Party committees
  • Candidate committees
  • Or other federal committees

The file shows information about the committee expending the money as well as the committee receiving the money, the amount given, and the date it was given, and other information.  The end-of-line (EOL) marker is line feed '\n' (LF, 0x0A, 10 in decimal).

Any transaction from one committee to another file format

Column name Field name Position Null Data type Description Example data
CMTE_ID Filer identification number 1 N VARCHAR2 (9) A 9-character alpha-numeric code assigned to a committee by the Federal Election Commission C00100005
AMNDT_IND Amendment indicator 2 Y VARCHAR2 (1) Indicates if the report being filed is new (N), an amendment (A) to a previous report, or a termination (T) report. A
RPT_TP Report type 3 Y VARCHAR2 (3) Indicates the type of report filed. List of report type codes Q2
TRANSACTION_PGI Primary-general indicator 4 Y VARCHAR2 (5) This code indicates the election for which the contribution was made. EYYYY (election Primary, General, Other plus election year) P2018
IMAGE_NUM Image number 5 Y VARCHAR2 (11)
or VARCHAR2(18)
11-digit image number format
YYOORRRFFFF
YY - scanning year
OO - office (01 - House, 02 - Senate, 03 - FEC Paper, 90-99 - FEC Electronic)
RRR - reel number
FFFF- frame number

18-digit image number normat (June 29, 2015)
YYYYMMDDSSPPPPPPPP
YYYY - scanning year
MM - scanning month
DD - scanning day
SS - source (02 - Senate, 03 - FEC Paper, 90-99 - FEC Electronic)
PPPPPPPP - page (reset to zero every year on January 1)
201810170912341234
TRANSACTION_TP Transaction type 6 Y VARCHAR2 (3) Transaction types 10J, 11J, 13, 15J, 15Z, 16C, 16F, 16G, 16R, 17R, 17Z, 18G, 18J, 18K, 18U, 19J, 20, 20C, 20F, 20G, 20R, 22H, 22Z, 23Y, 24A, 24C, 24E, 24F, 24G, 24H, 24K, 24N, 24P, 24R, 24U, 24Z and 29 are included in the OTH file. Beginning with 2016 transaction types 30F, 30G, 30J, 30K, 31F, 31G, 31J, 31K, 32F, 32G, 32J, 32K, 40, 40Z, 41, 41Z, 42 and 42Z are also included in the OTH file.
For more information about transaction type codes see this list of transaction type codes
30F
ENTITY_TP Entity type 7 Y VARCHAR2 (3) ONLY VALID FOR ELECTRONIC FILINGS received after April 2002. CAN = Candidate
CCM = Candidate Committee
COM = Committee
IND = Individual (a person)
ORG = Organization (not a committee and not a person)
PAC = Political Action Committee
PTY = Party Organization
COM
NAME Contributor/lender/transfer Name 8 Y VARCHAR2 (200)   Martha Washington for Congress
CITY City 9 Y VARCHAR2 (30) Alexandria
STATE State 10 Y VARCHAR2 (2) VA
ZIP_CODE ZIP code 11 Y VARCHAR2 (9) 22201
EMPLOYER Employer 12 Y VARCHAR2 (38)
OCCUPATION Occupation 13 Y VARCHAR2 (38)
TRANSACTION_DT Transaction date (MMDDYYYY) 14 Y DATE 05112018
TRANSACTION_AMT Transaction amount 15 Y NUMBER (14,2) 5000.00
OTHER_ID Other identification number 16 Y VARCHAR2 (9) For contributions from individuals this column is null. For contributions from candidates or other committees this column will contain that contributor's FEC ID. C00100502
TRAN_ID Transaction ID 17 Y VARCHAR2 (32) ONLY VALID FOR ELECTRONIC FILINGS. A unique identifier associated with each itemization or transaction appearing in an FEC electronic file. A transaction ID is unique for a specific committee for a specific report. In other words, if committee, C1, files a Q3 New with transaction SA123 and then files 3 amendments to the Q3 transaction SA123 will be identified by transaction ID SA123 in all 4 filings. SA11AI.8317
FILE_NUM File number / Report ID 18 Y NUMBER (22) Unique report id 1197695
MEMO_CD Memo code 19 Y VARCHAR2 (1) 'X' indicates that the amount of the transaction is not incorporated into the total figure disclosed on the detailed summary page of the committee’s report. 'X' may also indicate that the amount was received as part of a joint fundraising transfer or other lump sum contribution required to be attributed to individual contributors. Memo items may be used to denote that a transaction was previously reported or in the case of an independent expenditure, that the amount represents activity that has occurred but has not yet been paid by the committee. When using the bulk data file these memo items should be included in your analysis. X
MEMO_TEXT Memo text 20 Y VARCHAR2 (100) A description of the activity. Memo text is available on itemized amounts on Schedules A and B. These transactions are included in the itemization total. Contribution to federal committee
SUB_ID FEC record number 21 N NUMBER (19) Unique row ID 1234567891234567891