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 the Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary, on a hearing entitled, "Reviving Competition, Part 5: Addressing the Effects of Economic Concentration on America’s Food Supply."
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the United States Senate supporting S. 3290, the “National Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Supply Chain Database Act.” This bill is on the Legislative Leadership list for the “How They Voted” scorecard.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, opposing S. 2992, the "American Innovation and Choice Online Act."
This Coalition letter was sent to Members of the United States Congress on national privacy legislation.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding the renomination of David Weil to be the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) at the Department of Labor.
These comments were sent to Members of the United States Congress on expanding free at-home COVID testing.
This Coalition letter was sent to leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging consideration of H.R. 5689, the “Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act."
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress on the direction and actions of the Federal Trade Commission.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the “Consumer Protection and Due Process Act.”
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate on Sections 31501 and 31502 in H.R. 5376, the “Build Back Better Act," which relate to the Federal Trade Commission.