SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS for SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 4872 - The Reconcilliation Act of 2010 H.R. 3590 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 3962 - The Affordable Health Care for America Act Repeal of 1099 Form Regulations within H.R. 3590 (H.R. 4/S. 18/S. 72)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 3962 (112th), H.R. 4872 (112th), S. 18 (112th), H.R. 3590 (112th), S. 72 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. Colombia FTA Extension of the Generalized System of Prefernces and the Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 6517/ H.R. 622/ S. 380) Phytosanitary issues in trade agreements

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 380 (112th), H.R. 622 (112th), H.R. 6517 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill-Specialty Crops, research funding, crop insurance, pest and disease management, conservation, statistics, FSA Loans. Work with APHIS at USDA to ensure foreign pests and diseases will not come into the U.S. Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 (AgJOBS Bill) Climate Change & Energy Legislation/ See attached page... EPA Worker Protection Standards: Work with the Environmental Protection Agency to help make these work better for our industry. Methyl Bromide and other agricultural chemicals. Work with EPA, USDA, and State Department to ensure continued availability. Research Funding for Floriculture: Annual bill setting appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies. H.R. 800 -- Madating the use of E-verify in employment verification H.R. 1259 -Taxes: Tax relief for small business including agriculture including Estate Tax Reform. International Trade: Work on general trade issues and free trade agreements including Andean TPA and Colombia FTA. Work with USDA and Congress on phytosanitary issues, plant pest and disease control, and quarantines. Work with DHS, USDA and Congress on border and port issues. Farm Bill- Work to secure specialty crops inclusion. Work with USDA to ensure continued agricultural statistics cover floral industry. Work with USDA to improve crop insurance coverage for floriculture growers. Work with USDA and SBA on loan programs for agricultural producers.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 800 (112th), H.R. 1259 (112th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1259 - Estate Tax: Bill to permanently repeal the estate tax H.R. 4, S. 72, S. 18 -- Repeal of expanded 1099 legislation H.R. 3962 - The Affordable Health Care For America Act

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 18 (112th), H.R. 3962 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 1259 (112th), S. 72 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative, USDA Budget Lincoln/Kyl placeholder in FY 2010 Budget Resolution for Estate Tax Reform H.R. 4173 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (112th)