Bob Helland, GCSAA director, congressional and federal affairs, recently attended the 2022 CropLife America, RISE and CPDA Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Labor have announced they will release an additional 35,000 H-2B visas to help golf and other seasonal industries

Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) introduced a bill on March 29, that would codify federal pesticide preemption as the national standard, which GCSAA supports.

A $1.5-trillion omnibus spending bill that funds the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022 provides the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to issue more than 40,000 additional H-2B visas.

GCSAA led an industry-wide response in preparing comments opposing the proposed repeal of the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule finalized during the Trump Administration.

he Supreme Court has decided to grant cert in the Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency case, which could have great significance over golf course operations.

GCSAA spoke virtually to congressional staff about how tough it is to find workers and how important the H-2B temporary visa program is to address this.

GCSAA recently signed onto a letter in opposition to S.3283, which was also backed by more than 350 other organizations.

The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers are moving forward with the repeal and rewrite of the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

GCSAA hosted the Government Affairs Committee Dec. 1-3 at GCSAA headquarters in Lawrence, Kan.

GCSAA recently participated in a virtual meeting with EPA leadership and the RISE coalition.

GCSAA’s government affairs staff is set to host multiple events you won’t want to miss at the 2022 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show.

Congress recently passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The law provides funding for safe and clean drinking water programs and projects. It’s this area that is of interest to golf course management.

The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor have announced that they will soon release an additional 20,000 H-2B temporary non-immigrant visas.

The EPA issued a rule the week before Thanksgiving that repeals NWPR and resets federal jurisdiction of water to those regulations issued prior.

The EPA Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) met Oct. 27-29 via conference call.

GCSAA recently spoke with the head of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) to hear the latest on the state of U.S. immigration policy.

The H-2B Workforce Coalition, and the coalition has asked GCSAA to pass along this important survey.

GCSAA has signed onto a letter to the House Agriculture Committee in support of the proposed “Plant Biostimulant Act”.

GCSAA took part in the recent joint CropLife America and RISE annual meeting.