Capital Rights LabFOIA Campaign
Accountability

We asked the government to show its work.

To document how DC is governed differently than the fifty states, we filed FOIA requests with the federal agencies that exercise authority over the District.

The Record
Filed
10
Requests filed
Agencies
10
Federal agencies
Acknowledged
10
Confirmed received
Responses
2
Substantive replies

What we sent, and to whom.

U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Acknowledged
Whether the Commission's design reviews over DC building projects are binding or advisory, under the Shipstead-Luce and Old Georgetown Acts.
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National Capital Planning Commission
Acknowledged
When the Commission's decisions over the District are final versus advisory, and the congressional makeup of the review boards.
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Office of Management and Budget
Acknowledged
How DC's locally raised budget is policed by Congress through appropriations riders, including the statehood-lobbying ban and the Harris Rider.
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U.S. Department of Education
Responded
How federal education programs treat the District differently than the states.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Responded
How SBA programs treat the District differently than the states.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Acknowledged
How federal transportation programs treat the District differently than the states.
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Council on Environmental Quality
Acknowledged
How the Council reviews DC-affecting federal projects under the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
Acknowledged
How the Bureau holds and treats people convicted under the DC Code, sent to federal prison across the country.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Acknowledged
HUD programs in the District and federal oversight of the DC Housing Authority.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Acknowledged
How federal labor programs treat the District differently than the states.
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