Strategic Advocacy
The Strategic Advocacy division is comprised of several major policy divisions within the Chamber including theCyber, Space, and National Security Division; Economic Policy Division; Employment Policy Division; and Small Business Policy Division. Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, Health Policy, and Transportation and Infrastructure Policy are also under the umbrella of the Policy Group.
The division works closely with the Chamber's Congressional and Public Affairs and Political Affairs and Federation Relations divisions.
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Policy principles on PFAS chemicals that include risk-based federal regulation of specific PFAS chemicals that use strong science as well as collaboration on effective treatment and disposal technologies.
This coalition letter was sent to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, urging the consideration of principles related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as the agency explores potential policies for recognizing the critical benefits of these chemicals and ensuring they are used safely.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, on the nomination of Debra Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior.
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 9 passed H.R. 842, better known as the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, for the second year in a row.
Chief Charles L. Nimick Business and Foreign Workers Division Office of Policy and Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Department of Homeland 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20259
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate version of the American Rescue Plan. The bill is slightly different than what President Biden proposed and the House originally passed. However, the sweeping piece of legislation still comes with the $1.9 trillion price tag.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, supporting the nomination of Merrick Garland to be Attorney General of the United States.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly opposes the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act, H.R. 842), which today passed the House of Representatives. The bill would force employees to pay union dues regardless of whether they support a union, threaten private ballots in union elections, and strip workers of their independent contractor classification.
Many may view the waste streams generated by the clothing industry as a purely environmental problem, but one business sees it differently.
As observers of the legislative process in Washington know, the Senate recently finished debating a massive, 628-page spending bill, some of which is meant to provide relief for the economic damage caused by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.