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U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Most recent quarterly backlog
—
Not in quarterly reporting
Latest annual report
21
End of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
10-year change
+2100%
FY2016 → FY2025 (Oct 1, 2015 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual backlog, FY2016–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2015 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY16: 0
FY18: 0
FY20: 0
FY22: 0
FY24: 26
FY25: 21
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
Agencies report days pending in working days, counted from the day the request was received; the years column converts to calendar years. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2023-10-22 | 484 | 1.9 |
| #2 | 2023-12-07 | 453 | 1.8 |
| #3 | 2023-12-07 | 453 | 1.8 |
| #4 | 2023-12-07 | 453 | 1.8 |
| #5 | 2023-12-09 | 451 | 1.8 |
| #6 | 2023-12-09 | 451 | 1.8 |
| #7 | 2024-01-27 | 419 | 1.7 |
| #8 | 2024-01-27 | 419 | 1.7 |
| #9 | 2024-02-07 | 412 | 1.6 |
| #10 | 2024-02-26 | 400 | 1.6 |
Exemption invocations, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Full-time employees
0
Equivalent FTE
0.2
Total FTE
0.2
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| FY2024 | 37 | 17 | 26 |
| FY2023 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| FY2022 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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