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Court filings show SMP requested declaratory and injunctive relief asking the court to declare the FEC’s actions unlawful and to order the agency to conform with that declaration within 30 days.

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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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Court complaint filed by Senate Majority PAC (SMP) on Feb. 5, 2026, seeks declaratory and injunctive relief and explicitly asks the court to declare the FEC’s actions contrary to law and to order the agency to conform with that declaration within 30 days. The FEC’s own litigation summary repeats this language; the court docket confirms SMP filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief on Feb. 5, 2026 (SMP v. FEC, No. 1:26-cv-00336). Verdict: True — primary filings and the FEC’s case summary confirm SMP’s requested relief and the 30-day compliance provision.

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  1. Update · Feb 10, 2026, 10:38 PMTrue
    Court complaint filed by Senate Majority PAC (SMP) on Feb. 5, 2026, seeks declaratory and injunctive relief and explicitly asks the court to declare the FEC’s actions contrary to law and to order the agency to conform with that declaration within 30 days. The FEC’s own litigation summary repeats this language; the court docket confirms SMP filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief on Feb. 5, 2026 (SMP v. FEC, No. 1:26-cv-00336). Verdict: True — primary filings and the FEC’s case summary confirm SMP’s requested relief and the 30-day compliance provision.
  2. Original article · Feb 10, 2026
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