Letters to Congress
Recent letters sent by the U.S. Chamber to members of Congress, communicating the opinion of the business community on pending legislation.
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This letter supporting S. 63, the “Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017,” and S. 245, the “Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017,” was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
This letter was sent to the members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on behalf of the Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty in support of S. 63, the “Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017.”
Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Democratic Leader Schumer:
This Key Vote Alert! letter supporting H.J. Res. 44, to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s Planning 2.0 rule, was sent to all Members of Congress.
This letter opposing H.J. Res. 57, disapproving under the CRA the rule submitted by the Department of Education regarding accountability and state plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, was sent to all Members of Congress.
Dear Secretary Chao, Congratulations on your confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Given the focus of President Trump and his administration on eliminating and controlling excessive regulations, the organizations below wish to bring to your attention a particularly egregious case of regulatory overreach advanced in the final days of the prior administration, which many of the undersigned groups raised during the notice and comment process.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: As business leaders representing diverse geographic regions and economic interests, we write to encourage your support for expedited passage of a joint Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to eliminate the Bureau of Land Management’s “venting and flaring” regulation.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges you to support H.J. Res. 36, which would undo the Bureau of Land Management’s rule related to methane production. The Chamber will consider including votes on or related to this legislation in our annual How They Voted scorecard.
This coalition letter supporting the resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act of the stream protection rule was sent to all Members of the United States Congress.
This Key Vote Alert! letter supporting H.J. Res. 37, to disapprove under the Congressional Review Act the rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” was sent to all Members of Congress.