The recent federal spending bill that Congress approved to fund the government included $500,000 for the publication of the Floriculture Crops Summary report, a priority issue for the floric... Read more
Participants in the Society of American Florists’ 39th Annual Congressional Action Days, March 11-12, will head to their congressional appointments prepped with persuasion tactics from an ex... Read more
Award-winning journalist A.B. Stoddard will headline the SAFPAC Reception and Dinner, Tuesday, March 12, offering her nonpartisan insight on the top political news of the day. The dinner, he... Read more
First Timers Bring New Perspectives to Congressional Action Days
By attending CAD, you will see and hear vital information regarding the floral industry and so much more first hand. To receive first-hand information is priceless — you cannot continue to... Read more
Predicting legislative actions at the beginning of a new Congress is always a highly speculative effort but this year it’s even more difficult because of the shutdown. The 116th Congr... Read more
Embed from Getty Images The 116th Congress members-elect pose for a group photo on the East Front Plaza of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on November 14, 2018. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)... Read more
With the midterm elections over, members of the House and Senate returned to Washington last week for a lame duck session with a full agenda of unfinished legislation awaiting them. A lame d... Read more
As Congress approaches its August recess there are only 12 legislative days left before a possible government shut down on September 30. That’s 12 days for Congress to pass legislation to k... Read more
Every day, Members of Congress make decisions that affect your business. However, most lawmakers do not know how a grower, a local florist, or a supplier operates. As a result, legislation... Read more
Proposed Farm Bill Offers More Protection for Flower Breeders
The Senate version of the Farm Bill includes language updating a law that protects the intellectual property of floral industry breeders. The provision was also in the House version of the b... Read more