Find your senators & House representative

Pick your state. Each state page lists both senators, every House rep with their district, official contact form, DC and district offices, and phone numbers. Casework staff at these offices are the fastest path to unblock a stuck VR&E case.

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How a Congressional inquiry actually works

  1. 1. Pick one of your three federal reps (one of two senators, or your House rep). Most veterans use their House rep first — they handle smaller districts and respond faster.
  2. 2. Find the "Veterans Casework" or "Help with a Federal Agency" form on their website. Most offices also have a privacy-release form (Privacy Act 5 USC § 552a) you'll need to sign so the VA can release your file to the staffer.
  3. 3. The Congressional staffer routes your inquiry to the VA's Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, which has a separate fast-track response queue. Expect a substantive VA reply in 1–3 weeks (much faster than direct VA channels).
  4. 4. File this in parallel with an IRIS inquiry and (if applicable) a supervisor or RO Director letter. They're not mutually exclusive — they reinforce each other.

For the full escalation playbook, see our counselor-not-responding guide or generate a formal letter with the escalation toolkit.

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0). Updated periodically — verify directly with each office before relying on contact info for time-sensitive matters.