Petition worksheet
Write by hand if you prefer. Do not write a real street address on a copy you will scan or share.
This is a petition record. It is not an official government site. Filing here does not file with Congress. The Constitution protects the ask. It does not guarantee the answer. Silence will be recorded as silence.
Title (verb-first, ≤ 12 words)
Ask (one sentence, specific)
Claim 1 + state + kind + source
Claim 2 + state + kind + source
Kind of petition (policy / casework / agency rule / House petition)
Office name + official URL + date you copied it
What this office CAN do
What this office CANNOT do
Send method (webform / postal / phone log)
Receipt id or “none” + filed date
Clock end date (filed + 14)
Outcome (acknowledgment / reply / no reply yet / withdrawn)
Keep the record readable
Anyone opening this sheet should see the ask, the claims, the official URL, and whether the petition is drafted, sent, or closed with no reply — without needing to ask you.