The U.S. Chamber continues to promote and enact policies to ensure that U.S. capital markets are the fairest, most efficient, and innovative in the world.
Businesses of all sizes need well-functioning and multi-faceted capital markets. Excessive and unnecessary banking and securities regulations constrain access to capital for businesses, making it harder for them to form and grow. The Chamber believes a free and efficient capital market system is essential to economic growth and innovation.
In addition, public companies are facing increasing outside pressure to focus on short term gains and special interests over long term wellbeing and investment. The Chamber is focused on rebalancing the system to reinvigorate the public company model.
The Chamber will defend America’s financial institutions and our capital markets from destructive attacks. We should be praising and perfecting our capital markets as a crown jewel of our economic system—not trying to tear them down.
| Our Priorities |
The U.S. Chamber continues to promote and enact policies to ensure that U.S. capital markets are the fairest, most efficient, and innovative in the world.
This booklet is the guide to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's policy priorities for 2020. This booklet was released and referenced during the 2019 State of American Business on January 9th, 2020.
Take a look at some of the Chamber's priorities that will be come law before the end of the year:
This Hill letter was sent to the House Committee on Financial Services, on two bills the committee will be marking up.
This Hill letter was sent to the Representatives Andy Kim, Kendra Horn, and Tim Burchett, supporting H.R. 4805, the "Access Business Credit Act of 2019."
This Hill letter was sent to the United States Senate, supporting S. 2877, the "Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019."
Bill Hulse, Director of the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, breaks down the need for better global insurance standards.
This is the fifth year that Nasdaq and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have conducted a survey to examine the experiences public companies had with proxy advisory firms during the most recent proxy season. The survey is intended to help inform current and future regulatory initiatives related to proxy advisory firms and their role within the U.S. proxy system.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 4634, the “Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019."
Bringing greater transparency and oversight to the proxy firms and the shareholder proposal process is necessary.
Reauthorization for the Ex-Im Bank will run out November 21 if Congress fails to pass a funding bill – here's why we need to keep it open.
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