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. September 3, 2024: USBC Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT) Sign On Letter
  2. April 4, 2024: Coalition Letter – FCC Title II
  3. October 12, 2023: USBC Endorsement of the SCORE Act of 2023
  4. April 28, 2023: Community Navigator Pilot Program Coalition Letter
  5. March 24, 2023: USBC FY 24 Appropriations Request Letter
  6. August 30, 2022: USBC Endorsement of the Federal Contracting Fairness Act of 2022
  7. May 13, 2022 – Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  8. April 22, 2022 MBDA FY 23 Appropriations- USBC Letter of Support 
  9. March 2, 2022: SCOTUS Endorsement Letter Kentanji Brown Jackson
  10. February 1, 2022: Federal Reserve Endorsement Dr. Lisa Cook & Dr. Phillip Jefferson
  11. April 8, 2021: USBC Endorsment Letter (Dilawar Syed)
  12. February 26, 2021: USBC Support Letter Prison to Proprietorship Act of 2021 (2.26.21)
  13. November 16, 2020: USBC-USDA Endorsment Letter for Rep. Fudge (11.16.20)
  14. June 26, 2020: USBC MBDA Act of 2020 Support Letter
  15. May 07, 2020: USBC Letter to SBA on Recovered PPP fudning
  16. March 27, 2020: USBC Spectrum Support Letter
  17. February 6, 2020: USBC Support letter on Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act 2.7.20
  18. December 6, 2019: USBC QuickPay Letter Armed Services
  19. November 20, 2019: USBC QuickPay Letter to SBC
  20. October 16, 2019: USBC Prison to Proprietorship Letter of Support
  21. September 23, 2019: CASE ACT letter of support[2]
  22. August 2, 2019: Office of Emerging Markets Support Joint Letter
  23. September 19, 2018: Minority Chamber 5G Letter