AmericanHort Urges Extension of China-Built Vessel Fee Suspension
AmericanHort Urges Extension of China-Built Vessel Fee Suspension AmericanHort joined a broad coalition of agricultural, manufacturing, retail, and transportation organizations in urging the U.S. Trade Representative to extend the suspension of Section 301 fees on China-built and China-linked vessels before it expires on November 9, 2026. Resuming the fees could raise shipping costs and create […]
AmericanHort Calls for Supplemental H-2B Visas for FY 2027
AmericanHort Calls for Supplemental H-2B Visas for FY 2027 AmericanHort joined the H-2B Workforce Coalition in urging the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor to promptly release 64,716 supplemental H-2B visas for fiscal year 2027. The first-half visa cap was reached September 4. The coalition requested a temporary rule similar to last year’s to give […]
AmericanHort Supports Science-Based TSCA Risk Management
AmericanHort Supports Science-Based TSCA Risk Management AmericanHort joined the American Alliance for Innovation and other industry organizations in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt a transparent, consistent and science-based approach when developing future chemical risk management regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The coalition’s principles call on EPA to tailor regulations […]
AmericanHort Joins H-2B Coalition Call for Processing Fixes
AmericanHort Joins H-2B Coalition Call for Processing Fixes On September 9, AmericanHort and the H-2B Coalition sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling requesting immediate administrative fixes to H-2B processing problems that are preventing approved workers from reaching seasonal employers on time. […]
AmericanHort Joins Ag Coalition in Urging House to Pass the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act
AmericanHort Joins Ag Coalition in Urging House to Pass the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act On September 9, AmericanHort joined members of the Agriculture Workforce Coalition in a letter urging House leadership and the House Judiciary Committee to swiftly pass H.R. 9535, the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act. The letter follows an August 26 federal court ruling […]
AmericanHort Urges Congress to Protect Equipment Choice
AmericanHort Urges Congress to Protect Equipment Choice AmericanHort joined a broad coalition representing agriculture, manufacturing, energy, transportation, and other industries in urging congressional leaders to overturn six California emissions rules under the Congressional Review Act. The rules affect vehicles, small off-road engines, commercial harbor craft, and ocean-going vessels and could restrict or prohibit the use […]
AmericanHort and Ohio Members Reach out to Judiciary Chairman
AmericanHort and Ohio Members Reach out to Judiciary Chairman AmericanHort, the National Christmas Tree Association, the Ohio Landscape Association, Ohio Green Industry Association and over 30 Ohio member companies sent a letter requesting Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and House Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PS-15) work on a fix to […]
AmericanHort Members Urge House to Preserve Truck Weight Pilot Program in BUILD America 250 Act
AmericanHort Members Urges House to Preserve Truck Weight Pilot Program in BUILD America 250 Act AmericanHort and members joined a coalition in sending a letter requesting that House leadership retain the bipartisan gross vehicle weight (GVW) pilot program in the BUILD America 250 Act. Modeled on Rep. Dusty Johnson’s (R-SD-At Large) H.R. 3372, the provision […]
AmericanHort Joins More Than 250 Organizations in Calling for a Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill
AmericanHort Joins More Than 250 Organizations in Calling for a Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill AmericanHort, along with state horticultural associations, joined more than 250 agricultural organizations in a coalition led by the American Farm Bureau Federation urging the Senate Agriculture Committee to advance a bipartisan Farm Bill. The coalition emphasized the importance of enacting legislation […]
AmericanHort Joins Letter Supporting Farm Bill Momentum and Science-Based Pesticide Regulation
AmericanHort Joins Letter Supporting Farm Bill Momentum and Science-Based Pesticide Regulation AmericanHort joined industry partners in a letter applauding the Senate Agriculture Committee’s progress on the 2026 Farm Bill. The letter urges lawmakers to protect the Supreme Court’s Monsanto Co. v. Durnell ruling, which keeps pesticide labeling under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act […]