U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Sectors: Consumer, Corporate, Government, Healthcare, Higher Ed
Primary Issues: Compliance, Data Breach, ID Theft Prevention, Medical Identity Theft
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About U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The United States Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest not-for-profit business federation, representing

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*3,000,000 businesses (via its Federation of local chambers and association members. Actual direct membership is several tens of thousands.)
*2,800 state and local chambers
*830 business associations

The Chamber is staffed with policy specialists, lobbyists and lawyers. It is known for spending more money than any other lobbying organization on a yearly basis.[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/clientsum.asp?txtname=US+Chamber+of+Commerce&year;=2005]

  1. Mentioned In 5 Articles

  2. A proposed federal data security law… one more time!

    Explore Article wistechnology.com (Aug 25 2010) Government , Compliance

    ... person or entity over which the FTC has authority, as well as non-profits.) A letter signed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Financial Services Roundtable, the National Retail Federation, the American Financial Services... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   FTC   Massachusetts   U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  3. Business Groups Turn to Capitol Hill to Amend E-Verify Regulations

    Explore Article Workforce Management (Sep 9 2009) Corporate , Government , Compliance

    ...is month. Randel Johnson, senior vice president for labor, immigration and employee benefits at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said that it would be difficult for many companies with federal contracts to sort out who is doing... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Maryland   Senate   Obama

  4. Obama could ramp up E-Verify

    Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jul 10 2009)

    ...8. The White House said it needed more time to analyze the order in light of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other parties. Napolitano promised in early July that the administration would “push ahead wi... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Senate   Social Security Administration   Barack Obama

  5. Obama Administration Plows Ahead With Controversial E-Verify Program

    Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Jul 9 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Government

    Obama Administration Plows Ahead With Controversial E-Verify Program ... program, E-Verify, to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups strongly oppose the requirement, arguing that the system is plagued by pr... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Social Security Administration   Obama Administration   Department of Homeland Security

  6. Immigration Enforcement Targets Employers

    Explore Article BusinessWeek (May 19 2009) Corporate

    ...s had been through the E-Verify system," says Angelo Amador, the head of immigration policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, referring to the hundreds of workers arrested in late 2006 after ICE agents raided six plants owne... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Janet Napolitano   U.S. Chamber of Commerce   Villanova

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