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 Spreadsheet

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; 46 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-MDFrank Kratovil, Jr.OriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-WARick LarsenOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-UTRob BishopOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-MORoy BluntOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloFeb 25, 2009
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonFeb 25, 2009
D-MDElijah E. CummingsFeb 25, 2009
D-COJared PolisFeb 25, 2009
R-PAJim GerlachFeb 25, 2009
D-PAJohn P. MurthaFeb 25, 2009
R-MIPeter HoekstraFeb 25, 2009
R-SCBob InglisFeb 26, 2009
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterFeb 26, 2009
D-MIJohn D. DingellMar 3, 2009
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayMar 3, 2009
D-OHMarcy KapturMar 4, 2009
R-ILAaron SchockMar 5, 2009
D-MNCollin C. PetersonMar 5, 2009
D-MAJohn W. OlverMar 5, 2009
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartMar 5, 2009
R-MIMike RogersMar 5, 2009
R-CAWally HergerMar 5, 2009
D-OKDan BorenMar 11, 2009
D-COEd PerlmutterMar 11, 2009
D-RIJames R. LangevinMar 11, 2009
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMar 11, 2009
D-NYEric J. J. MassaMar 12, 2009
R-MIDave CampMar 16, 2009
R-MNJohn KlineMar 16, 2009
D-HIMazie K. HironoMar 16, 2009
R-MNMichele BachmannMar 16, 2009
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMar 16, 2009
R-TXRalph M. HallMar 18, 2009
R-DEMichael N. CastleMar 19, 2009
D-NCBrad MillerMar 23, 2009
D-MDChris Van HollenMar 23, 2009
D-COBetsy MarkeyApr 1, 2009
D-VAThomas S.P. PerrielloApr 1, 2009
R-PATim MurphyApr 22, 2009
D-CODiana DeGetteApr 23, 2009
D-MOEmanuel CleaverApr 23, 2009
D-VAGlenn C. NyeApr 23, 2009
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyApr 28, 2009
R-OKTom ColeApr 28, 2009
R-LABill CassidySep 15, 2009
R-TXRon PaulSep 15, 2009
R-WYCynthia M. LummisJan 21, 2010
R-MNErik PaulsenJul 14, 2010

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 23, 2009
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Mar 16, 2009

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.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E582Timothy H. Bishop D-NYMar 6, 2009

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.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL32044Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs ArchivedReportMar 16, 2010

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

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 2009

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 23, 2009Introduced in House

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