SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS for SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS

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

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th)

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. S. 1038, H.R. 2414-Immigration Reform: Legislation to reform H-2A Agricultural Guestworker Program and other immigration laws. H.R. 2380, H.R. 4042, H.R.4235, H.R. 4154-Taxes: Tax relief for small business including agriculture including Estate Tax Reform. H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act (Cap-and-Trade Climate bill) 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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2414 (111th), H.R. 4042 (111th), S. 1038 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 2380 (111th), H.R. 4154 (111th), H.R. 4235 (111th)

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. 5141/S. 3578)

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

Bills named: H.R. 3962 (111th), S. 3578 (111th), H.R. 5141 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 2380, H.R. 4042, H.R. 4235, H.R. 4154, H.R. 5297-Estate Tax: Bills to repeal or reform the Estate Tax 1099 Form Requirements See attached page... H.R. 1470: Equity of Our Nation's Self Employed Act of 2009 Senate Finance Committee Health Care Overhaul and Legislation: America's Healthy Future Act H.R. 4872 - Reconcilliation Act of 2010 H.R. 3590 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Health Care Legsilation: S. 1679 - The Affordable Health Choices Act H.R. 3962 - The Affordable Health Care For America Act H.R. 850 - Small Business Choice Act H.R. 2360, S. 979 - SHOP Act H.R. 2520, S. 1099 - Coburn - Burr, Ryan - Nunes Act S. 1038, H.R. 2414 - Immigration Reform: Legislation to reform the H-2A Agricultural Guestworker Program and other immigration laws. H.R. 4321 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security & Prosperity Act of 2009 Merchant Card Reporting and Taxpayer Identification (TIN) Collection H.R. 1409, S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 2695, S. 1212 - Credit Card Fair Free Act of 2009 H.R. 2382 - Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 S. Amdt 3883, H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act S. 3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act Durbin Swipe Fee Amendment #3989 to Financial Regulatory Reform Bill H.R. 5141, S. 3578 - Small Business Paperwork Elimination Act

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

Bills named: S. 1099 (111th), H.R. 2360 (111th), H.R. 850 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), S. 3578 (111th), S. 3217 (111th), H.R. 4321 (111th), H.R. 2695 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), H.R. 4154 (111th), S. 1038 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), S. 1212 (111th), S. 979 (111th), H.R. 1470 (111th), H.R. 4235 (111th), H.R. 5141 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 2382 (111th), H.R. 2380 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 2414 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 4042 (111th), H.R. 2520 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 6517 (111th)