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.
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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
- This support letter was sent to Chairman Bill Cassidy and Ranking Member Bernie Sanders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) CommitteeThe call comes as the Chamber releases new analysis showing 65,500 small business contractors have nearly $3 billion a week at risk with the shutdown, with $12 billion just in the month of October alone.This Hill Letter was sent to the United States Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on Small Business ContractsThis Joint Trades Letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 3682, the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025This Hill Letter was sent to Members of the United States Senate on Congressional Tariff AuthorityThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Frisco Chamber of Commerce recently hosted U.S. Representative Pat Fallon (R-TX-04) for a roundtable discussion in Frisco, Texas with local business leaders on pro-growth business tax provisions.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Mike Carey (R-OH-15) for a roundtable discussion in Columbus, Ohio with local business leaders on pro-growth business tax provisions.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) for a roundtable discussion in Anderson, South Carolina with local business leaders on pro-growth business tax provisions.This Hill Letter was sent to Senators Fischer and Gillibrand supporting the Child Care Modernization Act of 2025This Hill Letter was sent to Chairman Jim Risch, Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman Brian Mast, and Ranking Member Gregory Meeks in support of the effort to repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019