SMP alleges NRSC used legal and headquarters funds for candidate TV ads in FEC complaint

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FEC records or the administrative complaint itself confirm a complaint was filed on August 13, 2025 alleging the NRSC impermissibly used legal proceedings and headquarters account funds for candidate television advertisements.

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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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Official records and primary filings confirm the claim. The Federal Election Commission’s litigation update for SMP v. FEC (Feb. 10, 2026) says SMP filed an administrative complaint with the FEC on August 13, 2025 alleging the National Republican Senatorial Committee impermissibly used funds from its “legal proceedings” and “headquarters” accounts to pay for candidate television advertisements. Senate Majority PAC’s Aug. 22, 2025 press release and the complaint SMP later filed in federal court (SMP v. FEC, filed Feb. 5, 2026) describe the same allegation. Verdict: True — the FEC record and SMP’s filings/press release corroborate the date and substance of the allegation.

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Update · Feb 10, 2026, 10:37 PMTrue
Official records and primary filings confirm the claim. The Federal Election Commission’s litigation update for SMP v. FEC (Feb. 10, 2026) says SMP filed an administrative complaint with the FEC on August 13, 2025 alleging the National Republican Senatorial Committee impermissibly used funds from its “legal proceedings” and “headquarters” accounts to pay for candidate television advertisements. Senate Majority PAC’s Aug. 22, 2025 press release and the complaint SMP later filed in federal court (SMP v. FEC, filed Feb. 5, 2026) describe the same allegation. Verdict: True — the FEC record and SMP’s filings/press release corroborate the date and substance of the allegation.
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