Government

 Shutdown  Contacts:  Constituents  

Department of Agriculture: Office of the Secretary, for the public: 202-720-3631

Department of Veterans Affairs:

• For General VA Benefits, call 1 (800) 827-1000

• For Health Care Benefits, call 1-877-222-8387

• For Beneficiaries of Pension Benefits, call : 1-877-294-6380

• Other numbers can be found here: http://www.va.gov/FieldGuide_Flyer_Final_6261.pdf

Department of Defense: Office of Public Affairs, call: (703)-571-3343

• Department of Air Force: (703) 697-6103

• Department of the Army: (703) 693-5084; (703) 697-2163; (703) 697-2564

• Department of the Navy: (703) 697-7146

• U.S. Marine Corps: (703) 614-1686

Department of Education: Call the contact center (unsure yet if open during shutdown): (800)
872-5327

Department of Health and Human Services: There will be no phones during shutdown.

Department of Homeland Security: (202) 282-8000

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Call the contact center (unsure yet if open
during shutdown): (800) 375-5283

• Transportation Security Administration: Call the contact center (unsure yet if open
during shutdown): (866) 289-9637

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection: There will be no phones during shutdown.

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: There will be no phones during

shutdown.

• U.S. Coast Guard: All search and rescue and emergency lines will operate as usual.

Department of Housing and Urban Development: If not open during the shutdown, please
visit www.hud.gov.

National Park Service: No number posted at all, please visit http://www.nps.gov/index.htm

 Government  Shutdown  Contacts:  Constituents  

Department of Labor: Call the contact center (unsure yet if open during shutdown): (866) 487-
2365

• Office of Disability Employment Policy: (202) 693-7880

Department of State:

• Constituents: Overseas emergencies: (202) 647 5225

• Passport emergencies: (877) 687 2778

• Passport Applications: (877) 487-2778

• International travel emergencies within the U.S.: (888) 407-4747

• International travel emergencies from outside the U.S.: (202) 501-4444

• Visa application process: (202) 663-1225 or email usvisa@state.gov

Department of Transportation: The public encouraged to contact them through normal means,
(202) 366-4000

Department of the Treasury: The public may call: (202) 622-1900

Office of Personnel Management: The public may call: (888) 767-6738

Small Business Administration: Call the district office for your state

Social Security Administration: (800) 772-1213

U.S. Postal Office: They will not be affected by the shutdown. All offices will be up and
running.