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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Most recent quarterly backlog
—
Not in quarterly reporting
Latest annual report
0
End of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
16-year change
-100%
FY2010 → FY2025 (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual backlog, FY2010–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2009 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY10: 12
FY12: 0
FY14: 1
FY16: 1
FY18: 0
FY20: 0
FY22: 0
FY24: 64
FY25: 0
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
Agencies report days pending in working days, counted from the day the request was received; the years column converts to calendar years. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #2 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #3 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #4 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #5 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #6 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #7 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #8 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #9 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #10 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
Exemption invocations, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Full-time employees
1
Equivalent FTE
0.0
Total FTE
1.0
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 26 | 90 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 140 | 84 | 64 |
| FY2023 | 58 | 50 | 8 |
| FY2022 | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 45 | 45 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 32 | 33 | 0 |
| FY2016 | 40 | 39 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 21 | 22 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 44 | 43 | 1 |
| FY2013 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 20 | 21 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 50 | 63 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 40 | 30 | 12 |
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