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.

On Aug, 30, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona vacated the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and ordered it remanded for reconsideration.

On Aug. 23, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers held a public hearing to discuss efforts to repeal and replace the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

The Biden Administration announced the next steps for another attempt at defining WOTUS in the Clean Water Act.

The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have announced their intent to revise the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

The H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act would create a permanent exception to the extremely low annual cap for H-2B workers.

GCSAA joined other groups May 19 to discuss the Navigable Waters Protection Rule with the EPA's Office of Water.

Golf's positive impact was recently highlighted in the Oregon and Colorado statehouses.

The first-ever virtual National Golf Day week was held last week.

GCSAA has joined a long list of trade associations and industries supporting a congressional resolution in favor of the “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” (H. Res. 318).