Constituent Services: Report Your Concerns to Your Representatives

Constituent service is a wide-ranging representational responsibility of all members of Congress. Users of 5 Calls are aware that this includes fielding requests from constituents about what positions to take on legislation, but this responsiblity also involves receiving feedback on how those legislative actions (and other non-legislative government actions) are impacting you, the people in their districts and state.

Not only can you call your representatives to talk about what’s happening in the federal government, you can also call them to talk about what’s happening to YOU as a result.

The actions the federal government takes, as well as the actions they fail to take, can have a profound effect on your daily life, and is their responsibility to address. Some examples include:

• The passage of H.R. 1, the Republicans’ so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” is affecting the access and cost of health care, student loans, and clean energy for millions of Americans, among other disastrous effects. See this detailed timeline of the bill’s far-reaching provisions.

• Trump’s tariffs are increasing consumer prices on a wide range of goods.

• ICE raids have generated fear across communities.

• Immigration policy has slowed international travel and depressed business in tourist-heavy areas, affecting wages.

• Economic uncertainty, federal layoffs, and mass deportations have slowed the job market.

• Social Security staffing changes have made it much more difficult for recipients to access benefits.

• Inaction on climate change, gun control, housing, child care, and many other policy areas continues to impact the cost of living and security of every American.

Your representatives work for you, and their job is to remedy the everyday struggles of their constituents. If you have experienced any kind of personal hardship or difficulty — regardless of it being directly connected to a specific government action — call your representatives to share your personal concern and ask them to find a way to fix it.