USBC At Work - Advocacy Highlights

The following letters are responsible for advancing the interests of more than 2.6 million Black-owned businesses through our Congressional advocacy. This Congressional advocacy covers a wide range of policy issues that affect the economic prosperity of Black businesses and more than 42 million African Americans living in the United States.

    1. October 12, 2023: USBC Endorsement of the SCORE Act of 2023
    2. April 28, 2023: Community Navigator Pilot Program Coalition Letter
    3. March 24, 2023: USBC FY 24 Appropriations Request Letter
    4. August 30, 2022: USBC Endorsement of the Federal Contracting Fairness Act of 2022
    5. May 13, 2022Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
    6. April 22, 2022 MBDA FY 23 Appropriations- USBC Letter of Support 
    7. March 2, 2022: SCOTUS Endorsement Letter Kentanji Brown Jackson
    8. February 1, 2022: Federal Reserve Endorsement Dr. Lisa Cook & Dr. Phillip Jefferson
    9. April 8, 2021: USBC Endorsment Letter (Dilawar Syed)
    10. February 26, 2021: USBC Support Letter Prison to Proprietorship Act of 2021 (2.26.21)
    11. November 16, 2020: USBC-USDA Endorsment Letter for Rep. Fudge (11.16.20)
    12. June 26, 2020: USBC MBDA Act of 2020 Support Letter
    13. May 07, 2020: USBC Letter to SBA on Recovered PPP fudning
    14. March 27, 2020: USBC Spectrum Support Letter
    15. February 6, 2020: USBC Support letter on Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act 2.7.20
    16. December 6, 2019: USBC QuickPay Letter Armed Services
    17. November 20, 2019: USBC QuickPay Letter to SBC
    18. October 16, 2019: USBC Prison to Proprietorship Letter of Support
    19. September 23, 2019: CASE ACT letter of support[2]
    20. August 2, 2019: Office of Emerging Markets Support Joint Letter
    21. September 19, 2018: Minority Chamber 5G Letter