GENERAL COMMERCE

MEMO to House Judiciary: Oppose H.B. 1697 – False Claims Act

July 07, 2025

MEMO to House Floor – Oppose HB 1299 and 129

June 30, 2025

MEMO to House Floor – Oppose H.B. 1553 – Government Overreach, Price-Fixing Regulations for Financial Institutions

June 30, 2025

MEMO to House Floor – Oppose HB 1299

June 26, 2025

MEMO to Senate Ag – Support HB 615

June 23, 2025

MEMO to House Judiciary – Oppose HB 783

June 16, 2025

MEMO to House Consumer Protection – Hold Off on HB 1496

June 16, 2025

MEMO to House Commerce – Oppose HB 1553

June 10, 2025

MEMO to Senate L&I – Oppose S.B. 72

June 08, 2025

PA Chamber Testimony- Food Supply Hearing (5/13/25)

May 15, 2025

MEMO to House Judiciary – Hold off on H.B. 526

May 13, 2025

MEMO to House Floor – Oppose H.B. 721

May 12, 2025

Coalition Letter to Congress Urging Preservation of B-SALT Deductions Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

May 09, 2025

MEMO to House Floor – Premature to consider HB 1200 (Recreational marijuana)

May 06, 2025

MEMO to Senate Floor – Support SB 64

May 06, 2025

MEMO to House Commerce – Oppose HB 997, HB 1067

May 05, 2025

MEMO to House Floor – Oppose HB 81

May 05, 2025

MEMO to House L&I – Oppose HB 846

May 04, 2025

MEMO to House Floor – Neutral on HB 78

April 23, 2025

March 31, 2025

Memo to House VAEP – Support H.B. 993 (Veteran-Owned Business Designation)

March 25, 2025

Memo to House Local Gov’t – Oppose H.B. 620

March 19, 2025

Memo to House Commerce re: H.B. 78 (Data Privacy)

March 17, 2025

Memo to House Consumer Protection – Oppose HB 81 (Prohibiting Paper Account Statement Fees)

March 17, 2025

Memo to House Floor – Oppose S.B. 1056 (Keystone Saves)

October 09, 2024

Memo to House Commerce – Oppose H.B. 2535 (Right-to-Repair)

October 01, 2024

Memo to Senate Floor – Amend H.B. 1466 (Anti-SLAPP Legislation)

July 03, 2024

Memo to House Floor – Amendments to H.B. 2012

July 01, 2024

Memo to House Floor – Support S.B. 688 (Allow RTD sales)

July 01, 2024

Employer Coalition Letter Opposing H.B. 2012 (Anti-Trust)

July 01, 2024

Memo to House Floor – Oppose H.B. 2153 (Increasing Local Construction Costs)

June 25, 2024

Memo to House Floor – Oppose HB 2235 (Overregulating Food Industry)

June 04, 2024

Coalition Letter to FTC Re: Request to Stay & Delay Implementation of the Noncompete Rule

May 30, 2024

Memo to House Floor – Oppose H.B. 98 (Weaponizing Equal Pay law)

May 06, 2024

Memo to House L&I – Oppose HB 2235 (Overregulating Food Industry)

April 30, 2024

Memo to House Judiciary – Oppose HB 2012 (PA Open Markets Act)

April 16, 2024

Memo to House Consumer Protection – Hold off on HB 1615 (Appliance efficiency bill)

April 16, 2024

Memo to House Floor – Oppose HB 1598 (Artificial Intelligence Disclosure)

April 09, 2024

PA Chamber pushes back on Sen. Casey’s “greedflation” claims

April 08, 2024 | Pennsylvania Business Report

PA Chamber leads coalition letter to Casey, challenging “greedflation” rhetoric

April 04, 2024 | Bradford Era

Pa. businesses challenge Sen. Casey’s ‘greedflation’ comments

April 04, 2024 | Central Penn Business Journal

PA Chamber Leads Coalition Letter to Sen. Casey, Challenging “Greedflation” Rhetoric

April 04, 2024 | Michael Plummer

HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, alongside a coalition of leading industry associations across the Commonwealth, sent a joint letter to U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) in response to his recent comments regarding “greedflation” and its alleged impact on rising consumer prices. “While we share your concerns about the impact of rising […]

PA Chamber Statement on Gov. Shapiro’s PLA Directive

March 29, 2024 | Michael Plummer

HARRISBURG – Today, PA Chamber Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Alex Halper released the following statement in response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent announcement of a new directive for the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for state projects. PLAs typically require private companies to commit to using unionized labor as a prerequisite to […]

Memo to House L&I – Oppose H.B. 98 (Drastic changes to Equal Pay law)

March 26, 2024

Letter to House Commerce re: Right to Repair

March 22, 2024

PA Housing Coalition Letter to State Lawmakers Urging Action on Housing Reform Legislation

March 14, 2024

PA Chamber Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling on Prevailing Wage Act

February 26, 2024 | Michael Plummer

HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry hailed a recent state Supreme Court ruling as a significant victory for taxpayers and employers in the ongoing debate over the application of the Commonwealth’s Prevailing Wage Act. The decision, which upheld a 2022 Commonwealth Court ruling in the case of Ursinus College v. Prevailing […]

Memo to House Floor – Oppose HB 1449 (Disqualifying PA construction companies)

October 18, 2023

Memo to Senate Judiciary – Support S.B. 596 (Office of Organized Retail Crime Theft)

October 02, 2023

York County Economic Summit

September 18, 2023

Last Thursday, PA Chamber Vice President of Government Affairs Alex Halper participated in a bipartisan economic summit organized by members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s York County delegation. Organized as a series of panel discussions, the event hosted officials from several leading industry groups to review state and local economic trends and offer their insights. […]

UPS Opens New Harrisburg Regional Hub

September 18, 2023

PA Chamber President and CEO Luke Bernstein attended the Grand Opening of UPS’ new, state-of-the-art 24/7 East Zone Regional Hub in Harrisburg last Wednesday and presented the company with honors recognizing its substantial investment into Pennsylvania’s economy. Strategically located within a day’s drive of nearly two-thirds of the major population centers in the United States, […]

Chamber Chats: Fall Session Priorities

September 11, 2023

Lawmakers return to Harrisburg later this month, and the PA Chamber is excited to continue promoting bipartisan, pro-business solutions we are championing to make Pennsylvania a more competitive state for business. For the latest edition of Chamber Chats, the PA Chamber’s Lindsay Andrews caught up with our Vice President of Government Affairs, Alex Halper, to […]

Pa. House panel examines consumer data privacy bill

September 08, 2023 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PA Chamber Testimony on Data Privacy (HB 1201)

September 05, 2023

PA Chamber Testifies Before U.S. Senate Panel on Environmental Regulations

June 15, 2023 | Michael Plummer

HARRISBURG – Today, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Director of Government Affairs Kevin Sunday testified before the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight. The hearing, entitled “The Impacts of Plastics Production and Disposal on Environmental Justice Communities,” explored the balance […]

Memo to Senate Finance Committee – Support S.B. 742

June 06, 2023

PA Budget Should Prioritize Economic Growth, Workforce Development

May 31, 2023 | RealClear Pennsylvania

PA Chamber Testifies on Workforce Challenges in Rural Communities

May 26, 2023 | Michael Plummer

  HARRISBURG – This week, PA Chamber Director of Government Affairs Kevin Sunday testified on the ongoing workforce challenges that employers face in the Commonwealth’s rural communities during a public hearing at Penn College hosted by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. The hearing brought together leaders from Pennsylvania’s energy and healthcare sectors as well as […]

Memo to House Floor RE: HB 577 (Keystone Saves)

May 25, 2023

Coalition Letter to Federal Trade Commission in Opposition to Proposed Noncompete Rule

April 18, 2023

Memo to House Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding Concerns with Fee Disclosure Bill, H.B. 636

April 13, 2023

PA Chamber Joins Gov. Shapiro, Administration Officials in Highlighting New Office for Economic Development in Pennsylvania

January 24, 2023 | Jon Anzur

Testimony to House Majority Policy Committee on Driving Investment, Growth and Combatting Rising Costs

June 20, 2022

Testimony to House Consumer Affairs Committee on Data Privacy

May 25, 2022

Letter to Congressional Delegation Regarding Opposing HR 963 Banning Arbitration in Private Contracts

March 15, 2022

Letter to Congressional Delegation Regarding Consumer Privacy Act – 1/13/22

January 13, 2022

Memo to PA Congressional Delegation to Support of Bicameral Congressional Authority Trade Act – Jan. 5, 2022

January 05, 2022

Barr: Prioritizing Long-Term Economic Growth in the New Year

December 30, 2021 | Delaware Valley Journal

Memo to PA House Liquor Control Committee Supporting Local Grocery Stores, H.B. 2059

December 15, 2021

Pennsylvania Chamber releases statement on 39-year high inflation rate

December 14, 2021 | Pennsylvania Business Report

DelVal Dems Have Holiday Season Headache as Inflation Hits 39-Year High

December 10, 2021 | Delaware Valley Times

Gene Barr: ‘Shop small’ takes on new meaning this year

November 26, 2021 | Tribune-Review

Memo to PA Senate Urging Congress to Oppose President Biden’s Proposal to Access Bank Accounts of Private Citizens – SR 195

November 08, 2021

Memo to Senate Health and Human Services Committee Supporting Provisional Hiring, H.B. 764

October 27, 2021

Memo to Senate Members in Support of Section 179 Expense Deductions, SB 349

October 27, 2021

Congressional Letter Urging Opposition to Proposed Plastics Excise Tax

October 22, 2021

PA Chamber-Led Coalition Urges Congressional Delegation to Reject Federal Tax Hike Proposal

September 30, 2021 | Lindsay Andrews

A letter to Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation that was spearheaded by the PA Chamber and signed by local chambers and business groups this week has urged a resounding rejection of the Biden administration’s recently unveiled plans to impose anti-business tax hikes on the Commonwealth’s private sector. Most notably contained in the massive $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill […]

PA Chamber Welcomes US-EU Trade and Technology Council Meeting to Pittsburgh

September 28, 2021 | Lindsay Andrews

PA Chamber President and CEO Gene Barr issued the following statement regarding tomorrow’s inaugural meeting in Pittsburgh of the United States and European Union Trade and Technology Council: “On behalf of Pennsylvania’s business community, we welcome European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovski to Pittsburgh to meet with Secretary of State Antony […]

SCOTUS backs PennEast in Critical Infrastructure Permitting Decision

July 12, 2021

On June 29, in one of its final decisions handed down for the term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in PennEast Pipeline v. New Jersey, a case involving whether New Jersey could deny a right of way on state-owned lands to a federally-permitted pipeline needing construction access. In a win for the project […]

Restaurants and retail will all benefit from allowing cocktails-to-go

June 24, 2021 | PennLive

Memo to House Supporting H.B. 1154 to Benefit Restaurants and Enhance Customer Convenience

June 22, 2021

Coalition Letter to Senate Supporting H.B. 1154

June 15, 2021

Coalition Memo to House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Supporting HB 1577, Reforming Pennsylvania’s Price Gouging Statute

June 14, 2021

Local Chamber Letter to Sen. Casey Re: Senate Rules

May 10, 2021

Coalition Letter to Congressional Leaders on Childcare Funding in Budget Reconciliation Bill

February 25, 2021

Memo to Senate In Support of COVID Relief Bill, S.B. 109

February 05, 2021