Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 20, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker) from annual numerical limitations.
Cosponsors 158
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Sep 22, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 1, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 29, 2007 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 20, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 9
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-81 | H-2B PROGRAM241 pages | Judiciary Committee | Apr 16, 2008 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32044 | Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs Archived | Report | Mar 16, 2010 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 988 | Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 26, 2007 |
| HRES 1025 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1843) to extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from numerical limitations for temporary workers. | Related bill | Apr 1, 2008 |
| HR 5233 | Giving Relief to Our Small Businesses Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2008 |
| HR 5495 | Relief for America's Small and Seasonal Businesses Act | Related bill | Mar 17, 2008 |
| HR 5849 | Seasonal Workforce Assistance Act | Related bill | Apr 28, 2008 |
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 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
