So Many FOIAs, So Little Transparency: FY26 FOIA By the Numbers
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The Center has been using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to hold the Trump administration accountable. Here are the stats on our FOIA requests in FY26.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that allows anybody—including organizations—to request access to federal agency records to ensure government transparency. The Center for Reproductive Rights has been filing FOIA requests during this Trump Administration to conduct oversight, to identify and expose wrongdoing, and hold the Trump administration accountable.
We have sent FOIAs to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as the Department of Justice (DOJ), the State Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), among others.
By the numbers
34
Number of FOIAs we have filed to demand transparency from the Trump administration about various issues, including the safety of mifepristone.
3
Number of lawsuits we have filed to get the documents owed to us under FOIA. This includes 10 FOIAs under litigation.
8
Number of FOIAs we have appealed administratively to continue to demand transparency from the Trump administration.
2
Number of FOIAs currently in active negotiations with the agency to get the documents owed to us under FOIA.
We’re still waiting.
0
Number of FOIAs agencies have fully responded to by producing documents. We anticipate thousands of documents to be produced to the Center.
300+
Number of days that the oldest FOIA has been pending. Agencies are required to respond to FOIAs within 20 business days.
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