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
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Latest Content
This Coalition letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on S. 1486, the "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act." This bill is on the Legislative Leadership list for the “How They Voted” scorecard.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on S. 1486, "Pregnant Workers Fairness 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 United States Senate, supporting the nomination of Ur Jaddou to be director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
This Coalition letter was sent to Members of the House of Representatives supporting full funding of $100 million for FY 2022 appropriations for the Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act of 2020.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing an extension of the CDC's moratorium on evictions.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on several bills scheduled to be considered during a July 29 hearing.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress, on the bipartisan infrastructure proposal.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, supporting a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to begin the process of considering the bipartisan infrastructure agreement.
This Coalition letter was sent by the Consumers Bankers Association to Congressional leadership on a reporting proposal for financial institutions.
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce on the hearing “Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection.”