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.
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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
Leadership
Ron EidshaugVice President and Chief of Staff, Government Affairs Moore HallmarkVice President and Managing Director, Regional Government Affairs Thomas WickhamSenior Vice President, State & Local Policy
Go in Depth
Latest Content
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the United States Senate on the "Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act." This bill is on the Legislative Leadership list for the “How They Voted” scorecard.
This Coalition letter was sent to Members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on mergers and acquisitions.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Senate Committee on Intelligence, and the House Committee on Homeland Security, on Cyber Incident Reporting.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 3684, the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act."
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on the nominations to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair, Judith DelZoppo Pryor as First Vice President, and Owen Herrnstadt as a Member of the Board of Directors.
This Coalition letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on data privacy.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Judiciary Committee on H.R. 2891, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act,” H.R. 2873, the “Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act Through Promoting Competition Act,” and H.R. 2884, the “Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act.”
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee opposing the nomination of Saule Omarova to serve as Comptroller of the Currency.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House of Representatives supporting H.R. 3110, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act.
This Hill letter was sent to Ranking Member Patrick McHenry and Representatives Stephen Lynch, Glenn Thompson, Ted Budd, and Warren Davidson on H.R. 1602, the "Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021.”