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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
a4a12167-125a-436d-8d35-3aa65500a288
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-16 19:09:36
Income (reported)
—
Expenses (reported)
$20,000
Expenses method
C
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Represents and advocates for all facets of horticulture industry

Contact
KAREN LIMBERT
Phone
+1 614-487-1117
Address
zip:20003, city:WASHINGTON, state:DC, street:80 M ST SE, SUITE 100

Client

AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2014-01-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

IMM — Immigration

Agricultural labor and Workforce; immigration; H-2A reform; H-2B cap relief and reform; related bills; mandatory E-Verify

Lobbyists: MATTHEW D. MIKA (covered position: VP, Advocacy and Government Affairs); RACHEL PICK (covered position: Senior Manager, Advocacy & Government Affairs)

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

USDA budget; USDA-ARS Floriculture & Nursery Research Initiative; EPA Budget; Continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill negotiations FY2026 Appropriations

Lobbyists: MATTHEW D. MIKA (covered position: VP, Advocacy and Government Affairs); RACHEL PICK (covered position: Senior Manager, Advocacy & Government Affairs)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax reform; restore option of expensing of research and development investments or capitalizing such expenditures; Cash accounting for agriculture; 199a; estate tax; Reconciliation Bill

Lobbyists: MATTHEW D. MIKA (covered position: VP, Advocacy and Government Affairs)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

AGR — Agriculture

2026 Farm Bill, H.R. 7567 Priorities for the Horticulture industry relating to Horticulture, Research, Crop Protection, and Disaster/Crop Insurance Respond to requests for comment and monitor the efforts of the House Agricultural Labor Working Group Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act MASC Funding Economic relief for the horticultural industry MAHA Commission Report

Lobbyists: MATTHEW D. MIKA (covered position: VP, Advocacy and Government Affairs); RACHEL PICK (covered position: Senior Manager, Advocacy & Government Affairs)

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

General trade issues Imports and exports Ports Tariffs

Lobbyists: MATTHEW D. MIKA (covered position: VP, Advocacy and Government Affairs)

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

TRA — Transportation

General Transportation Supply Chain - trucking, railroads, waterways, ports Truck Weights Truck Driver Shortage CDLs

Lobbyists: MATTHEW D. MIKA (covered position: VP, Advocacy and Government Affairs)

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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