Advocacy And Protection - US Governemnt Help

• Consumer.gov - US federal government consumer information gateway. Find federal government resources on food, product safety, health, financial services, and other consumer topics.
• Better Business Bureaus - Contact and web site information provided.
• Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. State Department - Helps with travel warnings, international adoption, passport and visa service and problems, Americans abroad.
• Commodities Futures Trading Commission - Public information and complaints page, with information about enforcement activities, consumer alerts, reparations program, and other links.
• Consumer Action Handbook - Published by the U.S. Federal Consumer Information Center. Includes help and assistance information for consumers including shopping advice, tips about products and services, and contact information for governmental agencies, business bureaus, consumer advocacy and protection offices.
• Consumer Information Center: Education Resources - Listing of a number of free and low cost booklets.
• Consumer Information Center: Small Business Information - Listing of a number of free and low cost booklets.
• Department of Transportation Auto Safety Hotline - FAQs, how to file a defect report, information on the recall process, and links to safety information.
• Environmental Violations - How to report environmental problems to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
• FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection - Bureau of Consumer Protection's mandate is to protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices. The Bureau enforces a variety of consumer protection laws enacted by Congress, as well as trade regulation rules issued by the Commission.
• Federal Citizen Information Center - Catalog of free and low-cost federal publications of consumer interest from the General Services Administration.
• Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau - Consumer information, filing complaints, and laws about amateur and commercial radio, cable companies, public broadcasting, and telephone service.
• Housing and Urban Development, File a Complaint - Consumer information and how to file a complaint housing discrimination, bad landlords in federal housing, violations of manufactured housing, land sale frauds, deceptive home improvement contractors, and other abuses and waste.