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Submitted Letters and Filings
 
Taken together, TCIA’s 2026 sign‑on letters and filings reflect an advocacy program that goes beyond protecting member interests, shaping how lawmakers and regulators understand professional tree care as essential infrastructure for safety, wildfire resilience, and community protection.

7.31.26 TCIA Support of SORE Waiver CRA

7.14.26 TCIA Letter of Support for Sonderling

7.13.26 TPS Post Mullin Memo

7.13.26 Memo EEO-1 Reporting Recission

7.02.26 DHS Letter RE TPS Transition Post SCOTUS

6.24.26 TCIA Letter for Record - H.R. 9335 to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition from the bulk-power system 

6.09.26 TCIA's letter of support for S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 

6.04.26  TCIA Letter for Oversight Hearing, State of Our Nation's Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year, Fix Our Forests Act. 

5.13.26  TCIA Comment in Response to ACCSH Meeting Agenda for May 19 and 20 which lists tree care on the agenda 

5.13.26  TCIA Letter for the Record re: Workforce Protections Subcommittee Hearing "Building a Safer Future"

4.28.26  TCIA Signs IWC Comment on DOL's Proposed Independent Contractor NPRM 

4.28.26  PPC Farm Bill Letter to House Leaders (TCIA is Member) 

4.27.26  TCIA joins over 100 national and local associations in support of Pesticide Preemption in Farm Bill 

4.01.26  TCIA joins more than 40 organizations in opposition to CalOSHA's “Employer Representative and Representative Authorized by Employees During Workplace Inspections” Proposed Rule

3.27.26  TCIA Comments in response to NERC Report: "Reducing the Risk of Wildfire Ignition by the Bulk Power System Draft Best Practices and Recommendations Report" 

3.11.26  TCIA joins H2B Workforce Coalition Letter to Appropriations leaders asking for CSE language to be included in the FY27 bill 

2.24.26  TCIA letter supporting South Dakota SB 36 and requesting liability clarification for utility vegetation management contractors operating under approved wildfire mitigation plans. 

2.20.26  TCIA Joins National Association Letter in Support of Pesticide Preemption in Farm Bill 

2.17.26  TCIA Letter of Support for JP McDonnell's Nomination to NUCFAC 

2.10.26  Amicus brief filed by TCIA, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, and NFIB Small Business Legal Center in support of petitioners challenging EPA approval of California small off-road engine emissions standards. 

2.03.26  TCIA letter for the record supporting the “Fix Our Forests” oversight hearing and requesting clarification on liability and standards of care for utility vegetation management contractors under H.R. 471. 

1.08.26  TCIA letter for the record supporting the “Fix Our Forests for Affordable and Reliable Water and Power Supplies” hearing and requesting clarification on liability and standards of care for utility vegetation management contractors under H.R. 471. 

Enhancing California's Resiliency to Natural Catastrophes [SB 254 (2025) Study Report)] 

SB 254 (2025) Study Report - The report is likely to serve as a roadmap for future legislative activity, as it was developed specifically to identify policy pathways and options to improve California’s catastrophe resiliency. It seems likely the Legislature will use this framework to refine existing concepts and advance new proposals in the coming months.

From the 2025 Washington, DC Fly-In