H.R.1843 - Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007

To extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers. as introduced.

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03/31/09
H.R.1843: John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims ...

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11/24/08
KOA's Newman attacked Udall as being "in the ski industry's pocket ...

Newman did not mention that the legislation, HR 1843, had 158 bipartisan co-sponsors -- among them Colorado Republicans Marilyn Musgrave and Doug Lamborn, as well as House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (MO). Newman's omission came less than ...

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11/16/08
Save Small Business targets lame-duck congress for H2B relief ...

The "Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act" ( H.R.1843 and S.988 ) extends the H-2B Returning Worker Exemption through FY2012 (the House Bill removes the artificial sunset provision completely). The Save Small Business Bill also ...

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08/14/08
Ski the East : September 10th H-2B Emergency Fly-In

The Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Bill, (S.988 and H.R 1843) has 47 Senate and 154 House Co-Sponsors. According to SSS:. "No Bill in the history of the United States Congress HAS EVER RECEIVED THIS MUCH OVERWHELMING BI-PARTISAN ...

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08/12/08
Paul Weyrich : Does Our Country Need More Non-Immigrant Seasonal ...

Last week Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam (R-FL) signed a discharge petition to bring H.R. 1843, sponsored by Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI), with the misleading title of the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act, ...

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07/17/08
Road Sassy » Blog Archive » Yeah, Like We Really Need to Import ...

HR 1843 is a similar stand-alone measure in the House. Click here to learn more and to Take Action. Like we really need more unskilled workers. Let’s have a conspiracy theory moment. Just because it seems so plausible, but yet, ...

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06/26/08
I warned you!

--HR 1843 (Unlimited Foreign Workers) has over 150 Sponsors in the House and 39 in the Senate and a Discharge Petition has been filed to Fast Track it -- Senator Feinstein (D-Ca) added a de facto Ag. Jobs Alien Amnesty provision to the ...

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06/24/08
immigration: policy considerations related to guest worker programs

a number of bills before the 110th congress (s. 988, s. 2839, hr 1843, hr 5233, hr 5495, hr 5849) would reenact an h-2b returning worker exemption.other guest worker bills introduced in the 110th congress include proposals to reform the ...

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06/22/08
Si Se Puede: Anti Labor Legislation | The LA Progressive

HR 1843 has 148 co-sponsors and a discharge petition has been filed in an attempt to bring it to a floor vote. Its Senate companion, S 988, has 44 co-sponsors at this time. It is particularly galling that Congress would consider this ...

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06/21/08
IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS: [IWS] CRS: IMMIGRATION: GUEST ...

A number of bills before the 110th Congress (S. 988, S. 2839, H.R. 1843, H.R. 5233, H.R. 5495, H.R. 5849) would reenact an H-2B returning worker exemption. Other guest worker bills introduced in the 110th Congress include proposals to ...

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06/15/08
washington report - june 16, 2008

the immediate goal of the coalition is to pass hr 1843, the save or small and seasonal business act. in addition on, may 20, nar sent a letter to senators mikulski (d-md) and gregg (r-nh) supporting this legislation and pledging our ...

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06/02/08
AILA Position Paper on H-2B Program

Mikulski (D-MD), as the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 (HR 1843/S. 988). • Both of these bills would extend the exemption of returning temporary workers essential to small and seasonal businesses from the arbitrary ...

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05/25/08
BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI : Wittman Endorses Easier H-2B Visa Rules

Wittman supports H.R. 1843 so much, that not only is he one of the 151 co-sponsors, but he is also one of only 31 people that have signed the discharge petition to get the bill out of committee. ...

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05/25/08
Rob Wittman (R) to give Americans’ jobs to unskilled aliens at the ...

“As a cosponsor of HR 1843, the Save our Small and Seasonal Business Act, I urge Congress to take action to quickly pass legislation that would address this important issue impacting many businesses in my district and across the country ...

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05/19/08
expansion of h-2b visa program proposed

bart stupak (d-mi) (hr 1843) failed in committee in april). the h-2b increase would be made by exempting returning workers from the annual visa limit. legislation has placed a cap of 66000 on the number of h-2b visas granted annually, ...

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05/16/08
Migration Information Source - Congress Addresses Immigration But ...

The Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act of 2007 (HR 1843), introduced by Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI), would increase the number of foreign-born workers eligible for sponsorship in the H-2B visa program. ...

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05/14/08
Migration Information Source - Congress Addresses Immigration But ...

The Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act of 2007 (HR 1843), introduced by Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI), would increase the number of foreign-born workers eligible for sponsorship in the H-2B visa program. ...

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04/18/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5849, The Seasonal Workforce Assistance Act

The Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 (H.R. 1843) · The Giving Relief to Our Small Businesses Act (H.R. 5233) · The Relief for America's Small and Seasonal Businesses Act (H.R. 5495) · The Save Our Small and Season

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04/15/08
H1B visa crunch: ‘I can’t grow my business’ - FSB Features

When looking into the program, please read the bill in the US Senate (S.988) and in the House (HR.1843). The bills have been cosigned by 149 members from The House of Representatives, and 45 members if the Senate. ...

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04/13/08
FLASH!

... teamwork and hospitality contribute immeasurably to a positive economy, and in unison with their supporters, I urge you to strive for immediate reinstatement of the H-2B Visa Return Worker Exemption according to HR 1843 or S 988. ...

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04/13/08
H-2B hearing on Capitol Hill set for April 16

Delahunt, Ellison, and Sanchez are co-sponsors of the "Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007" (HR 1843). Some members of the committee are entirely focused on increased enforcement against employers employing illegal ...

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04/10/08
HAMMOND LAW GROUP LLC: H-1 Cap reached

As you know, Save Small Business has advocated passage of S.988/H.R.1843, two bills that provide a clean passage of the H-2B returning worker exemption. Monday, April 07, 2008 7:20:00 AM · abc123 said... To HLG, ...

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04/09/08
Illegal Immigration: Republicans Pushing Seasonal Workers During a …

Source: National Ledger (Original Article). Sometimes Congressional Republicans amaze me with their short sightedness. In the mid-term elections in 2006 the Republican Party lost control of both Houses of Congress. ...

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04/09/08
Illegal Immigration: Republicans Pushing Seasonal Workers During a ...

Last week Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam (R-FL) signed a discharge petition to bring HR 1843, sponsored by Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI), with the misleading title of the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act, ...

Source: The Voice
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04/04/08
Take Action Now! Contact your Members of congress to support H-2B ...

Please take action now. It is urgent and of vital imporance for the US labor market and especially all small biz employers who are hurting. Please Urge your Members of Congress to Provide H-2B Relief for Small Business Employers! ...

Source: Legal Blog
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03/28/08
industries in crisis

trade associations are pushing a bill named the save our small and seasonal businesses act (two versions, hr 1843 and s 988). legalized seasonal foreign labor is absolutely needed, they say, and both sides win. ...

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03/23/08
more on the h2b visas

in response to the lack of action, i introduced h.res.1025 to call up, for immediate consideration, congressman bart stupak’s hr1843, the save our small and seasonal businesses act. this bipartisan measure reauthorizes the returning ...

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03/16/08
Charles Boustany and H2B visas

Res.1025 to call up, for immediate consideration, Congressman Bart Stupak’s HR1843, the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act. This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the returning worker program, supplying small businesses with their ...

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02/26/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5495, The Relief for America's Small ...

The Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 (H.R. 1843) · The Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 (S. 988). See Bills on the Same Subject: Admission of nonimmigrants, Alien labor, Aliens, Immigration, Labor, ...

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02/20/08
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007

Bill # HR1843. Original Sponsor: Bart Stupak (D-MI 1st). About This Legislation:. 3/29/2007–Introduced.Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B ...

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