diff --git a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/fixtures/report_code_labels.json b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/fixtures/report_code_labels.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5cb2735e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/fixtures/report_code_labels.json
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+[
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 1,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "APRIL 15 (Q1)",
+        "report_code": "Q1"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 2,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "JULY 15 (Q2)",
+        "report_code": "Q2"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 3,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "OCTOBER 15 (Q3)",
+        "report_code": "Q3"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 4,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "JANUARY 31 (YE)",
+        "report_code": "YE"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 5,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "TERMINATION (TER)",
+        "report_code": "TER"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 6,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "JANUARY 31 (31)",
+        "report_code": "MY"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 7,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "GENERAL (12G)",
+        "report_code": "12G"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 8,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "PRIMARY (12P)",
+        "report_code": "12P"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 9,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "RUNOFF (12R)",
+        "report_code": "12R"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 10,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "SPECIAL (12S)",
+        "report_code": "12S"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 11,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "CONVENTION (12C)",
+        "report_code": "12C"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 12,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "GENERAL (30G)",
+        "report_code": "30G"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 13,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "RUNOFF (30R)",
+        "report_code": "30R"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 14,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "SPECIAL (30S)",
+        "report_code": "30S"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 15,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "FEBRUARY 20 (M2)",
+        "report_code": "M2"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 16,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "MARCH 30 (M3)",
+        "report_code": "M3"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 17,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "APRIL 20 (M4)",
+        "report_code": "M4"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 18,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "MAY 20 (M5)",
+        "report_code": "M5"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 19,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "JUNE 20 (M6)",
+        "report_code": "M6"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 20,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "JULY 20 (M7)",
+        "report_code": "M7"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 21,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "AUGUST 20 (M8)",
+        "report_code": "M8"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 22,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "SEPTEMBER 20 (M9)",
+        "report_code": "M9"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 23,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "OCTOBER 20 (M10)",
+        "report_code": "M10"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 24,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "NOVEMBER 20 (M11)",
+        "report_code": "M11"
+    }
+},
+{
+    "model": "f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+    "pk": 25,
+    "fields": {
+        "label": "DECEMBER 20 (M12)",
+        "report_code": "M12"
+    }
+}
+]
diff --git a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/migrations/0010_auto_20220525_1157.py b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/migrations/0010_auto_20220525_1157.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edf037ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/migrations/0010_auto_20220525_1157.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-05-25 15:57
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.core.management import call_command
+
+
+def forwards_func(apps, schema_editor):
+    call_command(
+        "loaddata",
+        "fecfiler/f3x_summaries/fixtures/report_code_labels.json",
+    )
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("f3x_summaries", "0009_auto_20220515_2116"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="ReportCodeLabel",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.AutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("label", models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                ("report_code", models.TextField(blank=True, null=True, unique=True)),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "db_table": "report_code_labels",
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.AddIndex(
+            model_name="reportcodelabel",
+            index=models.Index(
+                fields=["report_code"], name="report_code_report__9cd13b_idx"
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(forwards_func),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="f3xsummary",
+            name="report_code",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                blank=True,
+                db_column="report_code",
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL,
+                to="f3x_summaries.reportcodelabel",
+                to_field="report_code",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/models.py b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/models.py
index 0b2f8b44c..e9012d340 100644
--- a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/models.py
+++ b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/models.py
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 from fecfiler.committee_accounts.models import CommitteeOwnedModel
 
 
+class ReportCodeLabel(models.Model):
+    label = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
+    report_code = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True, unique=True)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.label
+
+    class Meta:
+        db_table = "report_code_labels"
+        indexes = [models.Index(fields=["report_code"])]
+
+
 class F3XSummary(SoftDeleteModel, CommitteeOwnedModel):
     """Generated model from json schema"""
 
@@ -16,7 +28,14 @@ class F3XSummary(SoftDeleteModel, CommitteeOwnedModel):
 
     state = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
     zip = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
-    report_code = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
+    report_code = models.ForeignKey(
+        ReportCodeLabel,
+        models.SET_NULL,
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        to_field="report_code",
+        db_column="report_code",
+    )
     election_code = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
     date_of_election = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
     state_of_election = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
diff --git a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/serializers.py b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/serializers.py
index faf4f3c25..7fc286ec2 100644
--- a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/serializers.py
+++ b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/serializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from .models import F3XSummary
+from .models import F3XSummary, ReportCodeLabel
+from rest_framework.serializers import ModelSerializer, SlugRelatedField
 from fecfiler.committee_accounts.serializers import CommitteeOwnedSerializer
 from fecfiler.validation import serializers
 import logging
@@ -10,6 +11,13 @@ class F3XSummarySerializer(
     CommitteeOwnedSerializer, serializers.FecSchemaValidatorSerializerMixin
 ):
     schema_name = "F3X"
+    report_code = SlugRelatedField(
+        many=False,
+        required=False,
+        read_only=False,
+        slug_field="report_code",
+        queryset=ReportCodeLabel.objects.all(),
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         model = F3XSummary
@@ -20,3 +28,10 @@ class Meta:
             "created",
             "updated",
         ]
+        foreign_key_fields = {"report_code": "report_code"}
+
+
+class ReportCodeLabelSerializer(ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = ReportCodeLabel
+        fields = ("label", "report_code")
diff --git a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/urls.py b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/urls.py
index 26f721684..9d4cf6926 100644
--- a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/urls.py
+++ b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/urls.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 from django.urls import path, include
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
-from .views import F3XSummaryViewSet
+from .views import F3XSummaryViewSet, ReportCodeLabelViewSet
 
 # Create a router and register our viewsets with it.
 router = DefaultRouter()
 router.register(r"f3x-summaries", F3XSummaryViewSet, basename="f3x-summaries")
+router.register(
+    r"report-code-labels",
+    ReportCodeLabelViewSet,
+    basename="report-code-labels")
 
 # The API URLs are now determined automatically by the router.
 urlpatterns = [
diff --git a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/views.py b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/views.py
index a9381d929..8ffadef51 100644
--- a/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/views.py
+++ b/django-backend/fecfiler/f3x_summaries/views.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from rest_framework import filters
-from django.db.models import Case, Value, When
+from rest_framework.viewsets import GenericViewSet
+from rest_framework.mixins import ListModelMixin
 from fecfiler.committee_accounts.views import CommitteeOwnedViewSet
-from .models import F3XSummary
-from .serializers import F3XSummarySerializer
+from .models import F3XSummary, ReportCodeLabel
+from .serializers import F3XSummarySerializer, ReportCodeLabelSerializer
 
 
 class F3XSummaryViewSet(CommitteeOwnedViewSet):
@@ -11,40 +12,21 @@ class F3XSummaryViewSet(CommitteeOwnedViewSet):
     `update` and `destroy` actions.
 
     Note that this ViewSet inherits from CommitteeOwnedViewSet
-    The queryset will be further limmited by the user's committee
+    The queryset will be further limited by the user's committee
     in CommitteeOwnedViewSet's implementation of get_queryset()
     """
 
-    queryset = F3XSummary.objects.alias(report_code_label=Case(
-        When(report_code='Q1', then=Value('APRIL 15 (Q1)')),
-        When(report_code='Q2', then=Value('JULY 15 (Q2)')),
-        When(report_code='Q3', then=Value('OCTOBER 15 (Q3)')),
-        When(report_code='YE', then=Value('JANUARY 31 (YE)')),
-        When(report_code='TER', then=Value('TERMINATION (TER)')),
-        When(report_code='MY', then=Value('JANUARY 31 (MY)')),
-        When(report_code='12G', then=Value('GENERAL (12G)')),
-        When(report_code='12P', then=Value('PRIMARY (12P)')),
-        When(report_code='12R', then=Value('RUNOFF (12R)')),
-        When(report_code='12S', then=Value('SPECIAL (12S)')),
-        When(report_code='12C', then=Value('CONVENTION (12C)')),
-        When(report_code='30G', then=Value('GENERAL (30G)')),
-        When(report_code='30R', then=Value('RUNOFF (30R)')),
-        When(report_code='30S', then=Value('SPECIAL (30S)')),
-        When(report_code='M2', then=Value('FEBRUARY 20 (M2)')),
-        When(report_code='M3', then=Value('MARCH 20 (M3)')),
-        When(report_code='M4', then=Value('APRIL 20 (M4)')),
-        When(report_code='M5', then=Value('MAY 20 (M5)')),
-        When(report_code='M6', then=Value('JUNE 20 (M6)')),
-        When(report_code='M7', then=Value('JULY 20 (M7)')),
-        When(report_code='M8', then=Value('AUGUST 20 (M8)')),
-        When(report_code='M9', then=Value('SEPTEMBER 20 (M9)')),
-        When(report_code='M10', then=Value('OCTOBER 20 (M10)')),
-        When(report_code='M11', then=Value('NOVEMBER 20 (M11)')),
-        When(report_code='M12', then=Value('DECEMBER 20 (M12)')),
-        default=Value('_NOT_FOUND_'),
-    )).all()
+    queryset = F3XSummary.objects.select_related("report_code").all()
+    """Join on report code labels"""
+
     serializer_class = F3XSummarySerializer
     permission_classes = []
     filter_backends = [filters.OrderingFilter]
-    ordering_fields = ['form_type', 'report_code_label', 'coverage_through_date']
-    ordering = ['form_type']
+    ordering_fields = ["form_type", "report_code__label", "coverage_through_date"]
+    ordering = ["form_type"]
+
+
+class ReportCodeLabelViewSet(GenericViewSet, ListModelMixin):
+    queryset = ReportCodeLabel.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = ReportCodeLabelSerializer
+    pagination_class = None
diff --git a/django-backend/fecfiler/validation/serializers.py b/django-backend/fecfiler/validation/serializers.py
index 0ea6eff00..6f99df485 100644
--- a/django-backend/fecfiler/validation/serializers.py
+++ b/django-backend/fecfiler/validation/serializers.py
@@ -48,6 +48,32 @@ def get_schema_name(self, data):
         )
         return self.schema_name
 
+    def get_validation_candidate(self, data):
+        """Returns a copy of data where foreign key fields are replaced with the
+        underlying foreign key field.
+
+        Example:  the f3x table is related to the report code label table by the
+            report code field.  DRF gives us the whole
+            :py:class:`fecfiler.f3x_summaries.models.ReportCodeLabel` object.
+            for validating purposes, we just want the report code.  With the
+            foreign_key_fields mapping defined in Meta, we replace the foreign-key-
+            related object with the key only.
+        """
+        validation_candidate = data.copy()
+        for (foreign_key_field, actual_key) in self.get_foreign_key_fields().items():
+            if hasattr(validation_candidate.get(foreign_key_field, {}), actual_key):
+                validation_candidate[foreign_key_field] = getattr(
+                    validation_candidate.get(foreign_key_field, {}), actual_key
+                )
+
+        return validation_candidate
+
+    def get_foreign_key_fields(self):
+        """Returns a dictionary of foreign key fields"""
+        meta = getattr(self, "Meta", None)
+        foreign_key_fields = getattr(meta, "foreign_key_fields", None)
+        return dict(foreign_key_fields) if foreign_key_fields else {}
+
     def validate(self, data):
         """Overrides Django Rest Framework's Serializer validate to validate with
         fecfile_validate rules.
@@ -63,8 +89,11 @@ def validate(self, data):
             fields_to_validate = (
                 fields_to_validate_str.split(",") if fields_to_validate_str else []
             )
+
         validation_result = validate.validate(
-            self.get_schema_name(data), data, fields_to_validate
+            self.get_schema_name(data),
+            self.get_validation_candidate(data),
+            fields_to_validate,
         )
         if validation_result.errors: