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
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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 the Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on S. 1067, the "Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023,” S. 1114, the “Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2023,” S. 1214, the “RARE Act,” and S. 1339, the “Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act.”
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R 2700, the "Employee Rights Act."
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress, opposing H.R. 20 / S. 567, the "Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023." This letter places the bill on the Legislative Leadership scorecard, for credit for refraining from cosponsorship.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress, on the Legal Immigration and Border Enforcement Reform This Year (LIBERTY) Campaign.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the House and Senate committees on Appropriations, on funding for several water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, on the "Recycling and Composting Accountability Act" and the "Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act."
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting the House's vote to override the President's veto of H.J.Res.27, "Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 'Revised Definition of Waters of the United States.'"
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, on the direction and oversight of the Federal Trade Commission.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on Financial Services, on Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler's upcoming testimony before the committee on April 18.
This Hill letter was sent to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittees on Defense, and to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, urging full funding for the Advanced Defense Capabilities Pilot Program.