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Senate Majority PAC sues FEC alleging failure to act on complaint

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Court docket and the filed complaint show SMP initiated litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative complaint.

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On February 5, 2026, Senate Majority PAC (SMP) sued the Federal Election Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging the FEC failed to act on an administrative complaint SMP filed on August 13, 2025. The complaint alleges the National Republican Senatorial Committee impermissibly used funds from its legal proceedings and headquarters accounts to pay for candidate television advertisements. SMP seeks declaratory and injunctive relief under the Federal Election Campaign Act and asks the court to order the FEC to comply with that declaration within 30 days.
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The FEC's litigation update (Feb. 10, 2026) states that on Feb. 5, 2026 Senate Majority PAC filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative complaint. The Justia docket for case No. 1:26-cv-00336 shows a complaint and summons filed on Feb. 5, 2026, and SMP's materials provide the underlying administrative-complaint context. Verdict: True — contemporaneous FEC and court-docket records confirm SMP filed the D.D.C. suit on Feb. 5, 2026 alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative complaint.

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  1. Update · Feb 10, 2026, 10:32 PMTrue
    The FEC's litigation update (Feb. 10, 2026) states that on Feb. 5, 2026 Senate Majority PAC filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative complaint. The Justia docket for case No. 1:26-cv-00336 shows a complaint and summons filed on Feb. 5, 2026, and SMP's materials provide the underlying administrative-complaint context. Verdict: True — contemporaneous FEC and court-docket records confirm SMP filed the D.D.C. suit on Feb. 5, 2026 alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative complaint.
  2. Original article · Feb 10, 2026
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