Government Shutdown Information

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