Court orders parties to propose schedule for FEC response; status report due March 2, 2026

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Election Commission’s delay in responding to a 2019 petition for rulemaking violated the Administrative Procedure Act, granting summary judgment to plaintiffs (including Campaign Legal Center) and denying the FEC’s motion. The 2019 petition asked the FEC to begin rulemaking on contribution limits and the three types of separate, segregated accounts created by Congress in 2014. The court ordered the parties to file a proposed schedule by March 2, 2026 for the agency to provide a final response to the petition.