Regulations
Smart regulations give businesses the rules of the road so they can operate, innovate, and invest with certainty. Regulatory overreach, on the other hand, stifles growth and innovation. Getting this balance right is essential to driving solutions that improve lives and fostering a vibrant and dynamic economy that creates opportunities for people.
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The U.S. Chamber works with governments at the state, federal, and global levels to create a regulatory environment in which businesses can innovate, compete, and thrive. From labor and finance to technology and energy regulations, we ensure the voice of business is represented in the rulemaking process. When rules are outdated, outmoded, or overreaching, we work to improve or eliminate them in the agencies, in Congress, or in the courts.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today released two reports on best practices for privacy regulators and the economic impact of cross-border information and communications technology (ICT) services. The first report reveals $1.72 trillion in global GDP gains that could result from reducing market and regulatory barriers to cross-border ICT services. The second report highlights best practices for global data protection authorities (DPAs) that will contribute to effective data protection governance.
This report uses a model to quantify the economic impact of full liberalisation of cross-border ICT services rules globally by creating an open, competitive marketplace. The report examines a group of eight globally important markets from a diverse range of economic development, including Brazil, the European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Turkey, and Vietnam. Our findings demonstrate across the board benefits.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with privacy experts from Hunton and Williams LLP, identified seven key attributes of Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) that contribute to effective data protection governance.
Roundtable with Local Lawmakers, Business Leaders Spotlights Financial Services Reform, Policy Changes to Spur Economic Growth
The U.S. Chamber’s #LetsGrow Tour stopped in Baton Rouge
Small businesses shoulder regulatory costs that are 2 ½ times more per employee than larger businesses.
In recent years, Washington has unleashed a relentless torrent of burdensome and costly regulations.
Thomas Sullivan's testimony before the House Energy & Commerce Environment Subcommittee hearing, "Modernizing Environmental Laws: Challenges and Opportunities for Expanding Infrastructure and Promoting Development and Manufacturing.
What more than can be done is to pass the Regulatory Accountability Act and modernize how federal regulations are made.
Congress needs to re-examine how the most complex and high-cost regulations are written.
