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 U.S. Congress, calling for a reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA).
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing H.R. 205, the “Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019,” H.R. 1941, the “Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act,” and H.R. 1146, the “Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act.”
This letter was sent to Representatives James McGovern and Tom Emmer, thanking them for co-sponsoring H.R. 3960, the “Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019."
This letter was sent to Senator Patrick Leahy, thanking him for sponsoring S. 2303, the “Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019."
This Hill letter was sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary, opposing H.R. 1423, the "Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act)."
This letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, supporting the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
This Hill letter was sent to the House Armed Services and Senate Armed Services committees, on conference negotiations for the National Defense Authorization Act.
This letter was sent to House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Sam Graves, supporting H.R. 3779, the "Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019."
This letter was sent to Representatives Barry Loudermilk and Ed Perlmutter, supporting H.R. 3987, the "Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act.”
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the United States Senate, supporting H.R. 3877, the "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019."