Court rules FEC unreasonably delayed action on 2019 petition to clarify party account rules; orders schedule for response

• TrueD.C. district court rules FEC delay violated law, grants plaintiffs' summary judgment
• PromiseCourt orders parties to propose schedule for FEC response; status report due March 2, 2026( due Mar 02, 2026)
• TrueFEC has not initiated rulemaking in response to 2019 petition

Key takeaways

• The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC (Case No. 23-3163) on January 30, 2026.
• The court found the Federal Election Commission’s delay in acting on a 2019 petition for rulemaking violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
• The court granted the plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and denied the FEC’s Motion for Summary Judgment.
• The 2019 petition sought rulemaking on amendments from 2014 to the Federal Election Campaign Act that created contribution limits for three types of separate, segregated accounts for national party committees.
• The district court directed the parties to file a status report by March 2, 2026 proposing a schedule for the agency to provide a final response to the petition.
• The FEC is an independent agency of six Commissioners responsible for administering and enforcing federal campaign finance laws.

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