Government Affairs
The Government Affairs division is the Chamber’s lobbying team headquartered in Washington with regional offices across the country. We champion the Chamber’s pro-business priorities and advocate for America’s free enterprise system on Capitol Hill.
Chamber Strength
The Chamber is an effective advocacy organization thanks to its broad membership base, extensive federation network, active grassroots engagement, robust policy experience, strong lobbying expertise, proactive free enterprise agenda, and long-standing pro-business reputation.
Our Influence
The Government Affairs DC and Regional Teams play a vital role in the Chamber’s advocacy efforts and effectiveness through legislative lobbying, subject matter expertise, strategic relationship engagement, coalition participation, and policy monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
Hill Leadership
The Hill Team brings expertise and strategic acumen to shape strategy, build alliances, and drive effective advocacy on both sides of the aisle through direct Capitol Hill engagement.
Beyond the Beltway
The Regional Team cultivates relationships among local, regional, and state chambers, association partners, and businesses large and small to show support for pro-growth legislation in the communities that Members of Congress represent.
Relationship Building
Central to the work of the Government Affairs Team is building stronger relationships with members of Congress that foster trust, support decision-making, enhance credibility and expertise, and promote collaboration to enable effective long-term legislative and political success.
Recent Work
The Growth and Opportunity Imperative for America
The U.S. Chamber believes America needs a national priority for growth, driven by people through innovation and productivity and fostered through sound public policy. That's why we are outlining policies that will help us reach the goal of 3% annual real economic growth.
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Leadership
Go in Depth
See the Policymakers and Leaders Who Meet with the Chamber
Policymakers, business leaders, and top officials meet with the Chamber every year to discuss issues and champion pro-business priorities.
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Latest Content
This Hill Letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Small Business supporting H.R. 1163, the Prove It Act of 2025.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the United States House of Representatives in support of H.R. 1109, the “Litigation Transparency Act of 2025.”
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, as it advances the budget reconciliation process and explores opportunities to restore the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) as the primary mechanism financing critical surface transportation projects through targeted “user fees.”
This Coalition letter was sent to Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise on S. 146, the "Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act".
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Corona Chamber of Commerce recently hosted U.S. Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA-41) for a roundtable discussion in Corona, California with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and ChamberWest hosted U.S. Representative Burgess Owens (R-UT-04) for a roundtable discussion in West Jordan, Utah with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Tom Barrett (R-MI-07) for a roundtable discussion in Lansing, Michigan with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce recently hosted U.S. Representative Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-07) for a roundtable discussion in Allentown, Pennsylvania with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Richard McCormick (R-GA-07) for a roundtable discussion in Roswell, Georgia with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) for a roundtable discussion in Nashville, Tennessee with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.