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, 2022 – Prevention 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