HR 4740 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006

Introduced Feb 14, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Charles F. Bass R-NH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 14, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006 - Amends the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 to extend for three years the annual cap exemption for returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker).

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2006 to Sep 29, 2006; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MIBart StupakOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-LACharlie MelanconOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-UTChris CannonOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-NHJeb BradleyOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-KSJim RyunOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-MIJohn J.H. "Joe" SchwarzFeb 16, 2006
R-MNJohn KlineFeb 16, 2006
D-MISander M. LevinMar 2, 2006
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Mar 7, 2006
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettMar 7, 2006
R-WYBarbara CubinMar 9, 2006
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMar 13, 2006
D-CAJim CostaMar 16, 2006
R-VAJo Ann DavisMar 16, 2006
D-MARichard E. NealMar 16, 2006
R-VATom DavisMar 16, 2006
R-MICandice S. MillerMar 28, 2006
D-CODiana DeGetteMar 28, 2006
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 28, 2006
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteMar 28, 2006
R-MIVernon J. EhlersMar 28, 2006
R-KYAnne M. NorthupApr 4, 2006
R-LABobby JindalApr 4, 2006
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveApr 4, 2006
D-ILMelissa L. BeanApr 4, 2006
D-MAStephen F. LynchApr 4, 2006
D-MDSteny H. HoyerApr 5, 2006
R-PATodd Russell PlattsApr 25, 2006
D-COJohn T. SalazarApr 26, 2006
D-WARick LarsenApr 26, 2006
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloMay 2, 2006
R-KSTodd TiahrtMay 4, 2006
R-DEMichael N. CastleMay 17, 2006
R-VAThelma D. DrakeJul 10, 2006
R-PAJoseph R. PittsJul 28, 2006
R-LARodney AlexanderJul 28, 2006
R-COBob BeauprezSep 6, 2006
R-PAJim GerlachSep 6, 2006
D-MAMartin T. MeehanSep 6, 2006
D-MIJohn D. DingellSep 12, 2006
D-VAJames P. MoranSep 20, 2006
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickSep 21, 2006
D-OHTed StricklandSep 21, 2006
D-FLAllen BoydSep 25, 2006
R-LAJim McCrerySep 25, 2006
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroSep 29, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2006

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2006Introduced in House
  2. Feb 14, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-153REID-KENNEDY BILL'S AMNESTY: IMPACTS ON TAXPAYERS, FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS AND THE RULE OF LAW204 pagesJudiciary CommitteeAug 24, 2006

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2284Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006Identical billFeb 14, 2006

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers.
Short Titles as Introduced
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2006Introduced in House

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