Advocacy Issues and Initiatives

Advocacy Key Issues & Initiatives Policies and legislation affect every corner of the green industry. AmericanHort tracks, analyzes, and advocates on the issues that influence your business most. Business Operations Addressing the economic and regulatory factors that impact day-to-day operations, from taxes and trade to supply chain and transportation. Business OperationsTaxes Trade/Marketplace Issues Transportation & […]

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AmericanHort Supports Legislation to Improve Rural Roads and Bridges

AmericanHort Supports Legislation to Improve Rural Roads and Bridges AmericanHort joined a broad coalition of agricultural organizations in supporting the Agricultural and Rural Road Improvement Program Act (H.R. 4585), which directs $1.5 billion over five years from existing highway formula funds to modernize rural roads and bridges. These “first and last mile” routes are critical […]

AmericanHort Joins Industry Coalition Opposing Port Fee

AmericanHort Joins Industry Coalition Opposing Port Fee AmericanHort joined over 160 associations in calling on the U.S. Trade Representative to withdraw the proposed port fee on Chinese-built vessels, warning it would raise shipping costs, reduce service to smaller ports, and disrupt supply chains. While we support efforts to counter China’s maritime ambitions, we believe this […]

H-2B Coalition Seeks Cap Relief from Congress

H-2B Coalition Seeks Cap Relief from Congress AmericanHort and members of the H-2B Coalition wrote to House leadership requesting a provision in the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill exempting Certified Seasonal Employers – those with a consistent five-year record of H-2B participation – from the H-2B visa cap.  This bipartisan provision provides […]

Ag Groups Encourage the Senate to Confirm Luke Lindberg to be USDA Trade Under Secretary

Ag Groups Encourage the Senate to Confirm Luke Lindberg to be USDA Trade Under secretary AmericanHort joined nearly 100 agricultural organizations in encouraging the U.S. Senate to promptly confirm Luke Lindberg as the next USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Lindberg’s leadership and trade expertise are seen as critical to tackling the […]

AmericanHort Supports Effort to Expand Small Business Tax Deduction

AmericanHort Supports Effort to Expand Small Business Tax Deduction AmericanHort joined over 100 national trade associations in a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID), urging support for permanently extending and expanding the Section 199A tax deduction for pass-through businesses. The coalition called for increasing the deduction from 20% to 23% to maintain […]