CASEWORK

Are you having problems dealing with a Federal Agency? If you are a Kansas resident, I would like to help you. Here's what you need to do:

• Thoroughly read the information below to determine whether or not I can assist you.
• Get Started by filling out the correct paperwork and gathering documents relative to your case.
• Contact Me
  

What exactly is casework?
Casework can be defined as the assistance provided at the request, and on behalf of, Kansans in their dealing with federal agencies. Typically Casework involves individuals, groups with a common concern, or small businesses, and can include a problem, grievance, question of eligibility, need, or other tangible interest or benefit to these groups.

The basis for this service by my office can be found in the first sentence of the Constitution: "We the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect Union... establish justice...promote the general welfare....." Certainly there is little doubt that the casework function in my office will promote the general welfare of those Kansans seeking my assistance.

As a federal representative in the United States Senate, I have the ability to address the concerns of my constituents if they are encountering problems associated with the federal government or a federal agency. Examples of federal agencies are listed below:

• Internal Revenue Service
• Medicare
• Social Security Administration
• State Department
• Veterans Administration
• United States Military
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

What is not casework?
Unfortunately, due to the separation of the legislative and judicial branches of government, members of Congress cannot intervene in matters which are involved in criminal and civil legal cases. Examples of these types are listed below with suggestions as how best to proceed in those matters. (See below)

• Legal Issues
• Child custody issues
• Divorce cases

Additionally, certain cases which involve Kansas State agencies are not under my direct jurisdictional authority to intervene as a member of the federal government. Examples of these types are listed below.

• State Revenue taxes
• Child support services
• Private Insurance claims

If you are having problems associated with a Kansas State agency, you should contact the office of the Governor of Kansas at (785) 296-3232 or contact your state representative or state senator. If you do not know who is your state senator or state representative, please refer to www.ku.edu/pri/ksdata/vote/.

In addition, if you have any questions as to whether or not your concern is a matter which is best addressed by my office. Please go to the official White House web site for clarification.

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Getting Started
Once you've determined that you would like to contact my office for help, you'll need to follow these steps:

1. Print and fill out the appropriate Privacy Release Act (General or Internal Revenue Service)
2. Print and fill out a Case Sheet
3. Gather any other necessary documentation and background information that is relevant to your case.

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Finally, contact me!
All casework is handled in one of my five state offices. It is therefore best that you either come into the office or mail copies of your information directly to one of my state offices. See the table below to determine which office will handle your case.

Once all the necessary information has been collected, my office will be able to contact the appropriate federal agency on your behalf and initiate a Congressional inquiry. My office will keep you updated as to the progress in your case.

Please understand that my office will only be able to address issues within the current confines of the laws and regulations of the United States.

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The Overland Park Office handles casework for the following counties:
11111 West 95th Suite 245 Overland Park, KS 66214 Phone: (913) 492-6378 Fax: (913) 492-7253	Allen Anderson Atchison Bourbon Cherokee Coffey	Crawford Doniphan Douglas Franklin Jefferson Johnson	Labette Leavenworth Linn Miami Montgomery	Neosho Wilson Woodson Wyandotte
The Topeka Office handles casework for the following counties:
612 South Kansas Ave. Topeka, KS 66603 Phone: (785) 233-2503 Fax: (785) 233-2616	Barton Brown Chase Cheyenne Clay Cloud Decatur Dickinson Ellis Ellsworth Finney Geary Graham	Greeley Grove Jackson Jewell Lane Lincoln Logan Lyon Marion Marshall Mitchell Morris Nemaha	Ness Norton Osage Osborne Ottawa Phillips Pottawatomie Rawlins Republic Rice Riley Rooks Rush	Russell Saline Scott Shawnee Sheridan Sherman Smith Thomas Trego Wabaunsee Wallace Washington Wichita
The Wichita Office handles casework for the following counties:
245 N. Waco Suite 240 Wichita, KS 67202 Phone: (316) 264-8066 Fax: (316) 264-9078	Barber Butler Chautauqua Clark Comanche Cowley Edwards Elk	Ford Grant Gray Greenwood Hamilton Harper Harvey Haskell	Hodgeman Pawnee Pratt Kearny Kingman Kiowa McPherson Meade Morton	Reno Sedgwick Seward Stafford Stanton Stevens Sumner