Help with a Federal Agency

If you can't get an answer from a federal agency in a timely fashion, or if you feel you have been treated unfairly, our office may be able to help resolve a problem or get you the information you need. While we cannot guarantee you a favorable outcome, we will do our best to help you receive a fair and timely response to your problem.

Residents of the 7th Congressional District of Maryland can contact us for assistance in dealing with Federal agencies. In order to better serve you, this form will generate a printable pdf document that you should sign and mail, fax, or deliver in person to our office.

Please include all pertinent information and claim numbers in your correspondence—such as:

Your Social Security number for a case involving Social Security;
VA claim number for a case with Department of Veterans Affairs;
Taxpayer identification number (Social Security number, if individual) for an Internal Revenue Service problem, etc.;
Your address, home phone number and daytime phone number (if different than home) so that we can obtain any additional information from you that might be necessary;
Copies of any related documents or correspondence that you may have from the agency involved;

Please Note:

The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a) requires that Members of Congress or their staff have written authorization before they can obtain information about an individual's case.
We must have your signature to proceed with this type of request. You will review, print, and sign the document after it's generated from the information you enter below.

Submitting a duplicative request for assistance to multiple congressional offices at the same time may delay the inquiry process. Members of Congress generally have access to the same resources and work with the same designated liaisons within federal agencies. While each congressional office has its own casework practices, contacting multiple congressional offices about the same matter does not provide additional influence with an agency or necessarily result in a faster or different outcome, and it may be more effective to continue working with the office already familiar with your case. Additionally, if you have recently worked with another congressional office on the same matter and that office has already received a response from the agency, submitting the same inquiry through a different congressional office is unlikely to produce a different response.

Authorization Form

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