HR 1136 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009

Introduced Feb 23, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Bart Stupak D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 16, 2009 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 23, 2009
  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 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker) from annual numerical limitations.

Cosponsors 90

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2009 to Jul 14, 2010, with 46 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LAAnh "Joseph" CaoOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-CODoug LambornOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalFeb 23, 2009
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
  2. Feb 23, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Feb 23, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 388Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009Related billFeb 5, 2009
HR 1934American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation ActRelated billMay 26, 2009

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 23, 2009Introduced in House

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