S 2284 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006

Introduced Feb 14, 2006 Originated Senate Sponsor Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 14, 2006 Read twice and referred to the 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 SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot 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 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2006 to Sep 25, 2006; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MICarl LevinOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-VTJames M. JeffordsOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-NHJohn E. SununuOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-NHJudd GreggOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalFeb 14, 2006
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalFeb 14, 2006
R-RILincoln ChafeeFeb 17, 2006
D-MAEdward M. KennedyFeb 27, 2006
D-RIJack ReedFeb 27, 2006
D-COKen SalazarFeb 28, 2006
R-AKTed StevensMar 27, 2006
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanMar 29, 2006
R-WYCraig ThomasMar 30, 2006
R-SDJohn ThuneMar 30, 2006
D-DEThomas R. CarperApr 24, 2006
R-KSSam BrownbackMay 12, 2006
R-OHMike DeWineMay 17, 2006
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.May 23, 2006
R-SCLindsey GrahamJun 7, 2006
R-SCJim DeMintJul 20, 2006
R-KSPat RobertsJul 25, 2006
D-WIRussell D. FeingoldJul 26, 2006
D-LAMary L. LandrieuAug 2, 2006
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichAug 3, 2006
R-WYMichael B. EnziSep 21, 2006
D-CTChristopher J. DoddSep 25, 2006

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2006

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2006Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 14, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4740Save 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
A bill 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 Senate

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