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 Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, on funding for the FY24 Border Water Infrastructure Program.
This Key Vote Alert! letter will be sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 1, the "Lower Energy Costs Act."
This coalition letter was sent to Members of the United States Congress on the need for permitting reform.
This coalition letter and summary were sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on resilience priorities.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to Members of the House of Representatives supporting the Congressional Review Act resolution to undo the 2023 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on several bills to be considered during the Committee’s markup on March 9th.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, on a leglsiative package entitled H.R. 1335, the “Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act,” which will be considered during the Committee's markup.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Financial Services on several bills to be considered at the hearing entitled “U.S. Public Markets Built for the 21st Century: Exploring Reforms to Make Our Public Markets Attractive for Small and Emerging Companies Raising Capital.”
This letter for the record was sent to Members of the House Committee on Small Business on the rule that defines "waters of the United States" (WOTUS).
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on Natural Resources, on the “Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023."