Here is a selection of federal agencies that offer enforcement and/or complaint-handling services for the general public. Many offices also have telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDDs). Voice users can call 800 877-8339 for the help of a relay operator from the Federal Information Relay Service.
- Agriculture Department
- Office of the Consumer Advisor
- Washington, DC 20250
- 202-382-9681
- Civil Rights Commission
- Congressional and Community Relations
- 1121 Vermont Avenue, NW
- Washington, DC 20425
- 202-376-8312
- 202-376-8116 (voice/TDD)
- Commerce Department
- Consumer Affairs
- 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
- Washington, DC 20230
- 202-377-5001
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Office of Governmental Affairs
- 2033 K Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20581
- 202-254-3067 (complaints)
- 202-254-8630 (information)
- Consumer Information Center
- Pueblo, CO 81009
- 719-948-4000
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Product Safety Hotline
- Washington, DC 20207
- 800-638-CPSC (hotline)
- 800-638-8270 (TDD hotline)
- Education Department
- Consumer Affairs Staff
- Room 3061
- Washington, DC 20202
- 202-401-3679
- Energy Department
- Office of Consumer and Public Liaison
- Washington, DC 20585
- 202-586-5373
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Public Information Center
- Washington, DC 20460
- 202-382-2080
- 202-382-4565 (voice/TDD)
- 800-426-4791 (safe drinking water hotline)
- Federal Communications Commission
- Consumer Assistance and Small Business Office
- 1919 M Street NW
- Washington, DC 20554
- 202-632-7000
- 202-632-6999 (TDD)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Office of Consumer Affairs
- 550 17th Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20429
- 202-898-3536
- 202-898-3535 (voice/TDD)
- 800-424-5488
- 800-442-5488 (TDD)
- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
- 8200 Jones Branch Drive
- McLean, VA 22102
- 703-903-2039
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Office of Informal Inquiries and Complaints
- 1100 L Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20573
- 202-523-5807
- Federal Reserve System
- Board of Governors
- Division of Consumer and Community Affairs
- Washington, DC 20551
- 202-452-3946
- 202-452-3544 (TDD)
- Federal Trade Commission
- Public Reference Section
- 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
- Washington, DC 20580
- 202-326-2222 (publications)
- Health and Human Services Department
- Food and Drug Administration
- Consumer Affairs and Information Staff
- 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857
- 301-443-3170
- Inspector General's Hotline
- 800-368-5779
- Housing and Urban Development Department
- Washington, DC 20410
- 800-347-3735 (HUD fraud hotline)
- Interior Department
- Consumer Affairs Administrator
- Office of the Secretary
- Washington, DC 20240
- 202-208-5521
- Interstate Commerce Commission
- Office of Compliance and Consumer Assistance
- Washington, DC 20423
- 202-275-7148
- Labor Department
- Coordinator of Consumer Affairs
- Washington, DC 20210
- 202-523-6060
- National Credit Union Administration
- 1776 G Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20456
- 202-682-9640
- National Health Information Center
- PO. Box 1133
- Washington, DC 20013-1133
- 800-3364797
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Office of Weights and Measures
- Washington, DC 20234
- 301-975-4004
- National Labor Relations Board
- 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
- Washington, DC 20570
- 202-632-4950
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Office of Governmental and Public Affairs
- Washington, DC 20555
- 301-492-0240
- 301-492-4626 (voice/TDD)
- Peace Corps
- Recruitment
- 1990 K Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20526
- 800-424-8580
- Postal Rate Commission
- Office of the Consumer Advocate
- 1333 H Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20268
- 202-789-6830
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Office of Filings, Information and Consumer Services
- 450 5th Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20549
- 202-272-7440 (investor complaints)
- 202-272-5624 (SEC information line)
- 202-272-2552 (voice/TDD)
- Small Business Administration
- Office of Consumer Affairs
- 409 3rd Street, SW
- Washington, DC 20416
- 202-205-6948 (complaints)
- 800-U-ASK-SBA (information)
- 202-205-7333 (TDD)
- Transportation Department
- 400 7th Street
- Washington, DC 20590
- 800-FAA-SURE (air safety)
- 202-366-2220 (airline service complaints)
- 800-424-9393 (auto safety hotline outside DC)
- 800-424-9153 (auto safety hotline TDD outside DC)
- 202-267-0972 (boating safety classes)
- 800-368-5647 (boating safety hotline)
- 800-368-5647 (railway safety)
- United States Postal Service
- Consumer Advocate
- United States Postal Service
- Washington, DC 20260-6720
- 202-268-2284
- 202-268-2310 (voice/TDD)
- Veterans Affairs Department
- 810 Vermont Avenue, NW .
- Washington, DC 20420
- 202-233-2411