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