3rd Quarter - Report

NORTHWEST HORTICULTURAL COUNCIL for NORTHWEST HORTICULTURAL COUNCIL

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$9,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture: Support an economic assistance package for specialty crop growers from USDA and Congress. Advocate for changes to the way in which payments are administered under the USDA Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE TYNAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget/Appropriations: Support an economic assistance package for specialty crop growers from USDA and Congress. Advocate for changes to the way in which payments are administered under the USDA Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program through the appropriations process.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE TYNAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety: Pursue policy solutions for heavy metals in produce. Pursue policy revisions regarding imported produce. Pursue policy solutions at FDA to facilitate grower-led best practices development.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE TYNAN —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor: Advocate for regulatory reform of the H-2A program to make it less costly, and easier and more efficient to use. Advocate for regulatory reform of the H-2A prevailing wage rate, including its methodology and enforcement discretion to stop issuing new H-2A prevailing wage determinations until rulemaking is completed. Also advocated against new H-2A prevailing wage determinations in WA state by DOL. Advocate for HR9535, the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026. Advocate for Dept Homeland Security to reduce H-2A program processing delays. Advocate for thoughtful rulemaking on the H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate following a court ruling.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE TYNAN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 9535 (119th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.