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
- This Coalition Letter was sent to Members of the United States Congress on ArbitrationMembers of the U.S. Chamber’s Small Business Council brought concerns from Main Streets across the country to Washington during their recent fall meeting.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Greg Murphy (R-NC-03) for a roundtable discussion in Greenville, North Carolina with local business leaders on pro-growth business tax provisions.This Hill Letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions in support of the nominations of Scott Mayer and James Murphy to be Members of the National Labor Relations BoardThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Russell Fry (R-SC-07) for a roundtable discussion in Little River, South Carolina with local business leaders on pro-growth business tax provisions.This Hill Letter was sent to the Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on H.R. 3862, the Clean Water SRF Parity Act of 2025This Hill Letter was sent to the United States Senate on the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions ActIn partnership with state and local chambers, the U.S. Chamber is convening local business leaders and federal lawmakers for conversations on pro-growth tax policy across America.This Hill Letter was sent to the Members of the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization ActThis Hill Letter was sent to the members of the House Education and Workforce Committee expressing strong support for the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, and Commerce’s recently released plan, America’s Talent Strategy: Building the Workforce for the Golden Age.
