Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009
Latest action · Feb 5, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1685)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for three years after the date of enactment of this Act the annual cap exemption for returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker).
Provides that such amendment shall: (1) take effect as if enacted on December 1, 2008; and (2) apply only to petitions with an approved start date in FY2009-FY2011.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2009 to Aug 3, 2009; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Feb 5, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Feb 5, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1684-1685)
- Feb 5, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1685)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1685Text printed S1685 | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (text) | Feb 5, 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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32044 | Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs Archived | Report | Mar 16, 2010 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1136 | Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 | Related bill | Mar 16, 2009 |
| HR 1934 | American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act | Related bill | May 26, 2009 |
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 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2009Introduced in Senate
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.
