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.
Leadership
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Latest Content
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Finance and House Committee on Ways and Means regarding the imperative to harmonize implementation of the CHIPS for America Fund and section 48D advanced manufacturing investment tax credit.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued a statement applauding House passage of H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 6363, the "Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024."
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary, on the FTC and DOJ's proposed changes to the premerger notification rules which would reject long-standing Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act standards.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, opposing Amendment #1217 to the FY24 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations bill, or any similar amendment, that would require the Comptroller General of the United States and the Government Accountability Office to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued a statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to elect Rep. Mike Johnson as House Speaker.
This Hill letter was personalized to each recipient's name and state and distributed in person to the Members of Congress who voted to support both the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746) and the Continuing Resolution (H.R. 5860).
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, supporting the nomination of Michael Whitaker to be Administrator of the FAA.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, urging removal of Section 333 from the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 conference agreement that would restrict procurement of certain products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, supporting H.R. 4470, the “Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023.” This bill would extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program through July 27, 2025.