Originally Posted by dreamer83

I had to sign/print a form from my congressman's website that gave them the right to inquire with USCIS. They quoted this on their site "The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a) requires that members of Congress have written authorization before they can obtain information about an individual's case".

So what they are asking from you is totally normal, and you have to sign off a form so that they can inquire with USCIS.