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Due to lack of funding, normal operations of the federal government have ceased. The office of Senator Mark R. Warner is closed indefinitely except for emergencies. If you have a personal emergency, please click here or call 202-224-2023 and leave your name, number and a brief explanation of your emergency. If the answering machine is full, please check back. Someone will be clearing messages.

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Contacts for federal agencies are below: 

Department of Veterans Affairs:

All VA medical facilities and clinics will remain fully operational.

  • VA National Call Center: 1-800-827-1000
  • All VA Medical Facilities:411 Also, follow this link to the national database.
  • Coaching into Care Call Center for Family Members of Veterans: 1-888-823-7458
  • Debt Management Center: (Collection of NonMedical Debts): 1-800-827-0648
  • Homeless Prevention Line:1-877-4AIDVET (877-424-3838)
  • Home Loans: 1-800-669-8477
  • Insurance: 1-888-244-6711
  • Mammography Helpline:1-888-492-7844
  • Meds by Mail: 1-888-385-0235(or) 1-866-229-7389
  • National Caregiver Support Line:1-855-260-3274
  • NCA’s Scheduling Office:1-800-535-1117
  • Veterans Crisis Line:1-800-273-TALK (8255)
  • Women Veterans Call Center: 1-855-VAWOMEN(1-855-829-6636)
  • Federal Service for the Deaf: 711
  • Vet Center Combat Call Center: 1-877-WARVETS
  • Discrimination: 1-888-737-3361
  • Denver Acquisition and Logistics Center: 1-303-273-6200

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

  • Many offices within DOD will remain staffed with Military personnel

Department of Education: (800) 872-5327

Department of Health and Human Services: (800) 318-2596

Department of Housing and Urban Development: Contact your local and state housing agencies for emergency housing assistance.

  • For assistance applying for HUD grants contact 800-518-GRANTS

Department of Homeland Security: (202) 282-8000

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Call the contact center: (800) 375-5283
  • Transportation Security Administration: Call the contact center: (866) 289-9637
  • U.S. Coast Guard: All search and rescue and emergency lines will operate as usual.

Department of Labor: (866) 487-2365

Department of State:

  • Main switchboard: (202) 647 5225
  • Passport emergencies: (877) 687 2778
  • International emergencies within the U.S.: (888) 407-4747
  • International emergencies from outside the U.S.: (202) 501-4444

Department of Transportation: (202) 366-4000

Department of Justice: 202-514-2141

Office of Personnel Management: (888) 767-6738

Social Security Administration: (800) 772-1213

U.S. Postal Office: There will be no change in service for constituents in the event of a government shut down

Additional information, including agency by agency contingency plans, is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/contingency-plans