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.
Featured 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
Latest Content
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce recently hosted U.S. Representative John James (R-MI-10) for a roundtable discussion in Sterling Heights, Michigan with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.This Hill Letter was sent to Members of the House Financial Services Committee supporting H.R. 2702, the "Financial Integrity and Regulation Management Act".This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate supporting the Congressional Review Act resolutions of disapproval aimed at overturning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s federal preemption waivers that led California to set unattainable standards and ban gasoline and diesel cars and trucks.This Coalition letter was sent to Members of the United States Congress urging the reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) before it expires on September 30, 2025.Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) for a roundtable discussion in Forest Lake, Minnesota with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.This coalition letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and the Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure urging them to prioritize resilience and preparedness.On May 5, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce led a group of over 350 state and local chambers and national trade associations in calling on Congress to prevent a backdoor tax increase on American businesses by preserving the B-SALT deduction as an essential feature of the federal income tax system.Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE-02) for a roundtable discussion in Omaha, Nebraska with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions.Roundtable coincides with the merger between Sun Corridor Inc. and the Tucson Metro Chamber to create The Chamber of Southern Arizona.