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 Statement for the Record was filed with the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, for the committee's field hearing, entitled “One Size Does Not Fit All: Understanding the Importance of Rightsizing Regulations for Small Businesses.”
This Coalition letter was sent to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, urging establishment of the Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy, as required under IIJA.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, urges the rejection of cloture on the nomination of Ms. Gwynne Wilcox to another term on the National Labor Relations Board, until a Republican NLRB member is named and reported out of the Senate HELP Committee.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry and the House Committee on Agriculture, supporting H.R. 4288, the "Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act."
This Coalition letter was sent to the members of the United States Congress, opposing numerous bills attempting to prohibit arbitration and class action waiver provisions that have been introduced or proposed in the 118th Congress
This Coalition letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means, opposing S. 1856 / H.R. 3882, the "Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act."
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting S.J.Res. 9 and S.J.Res. 24, that would disapprove two United States Fish and Wildlife Service regulations regarding the designation of "Lesser Prairie-Chicken and Northern Long-Eared Bat."
This Hill letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, on the Fiscal Year 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, urging that funding for the Technology Modernization Fund not be rescinded.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting S. 1706 / H.R. 4721, the "Main Street Tax Certainty Act."