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.

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 aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker) from annual numerical limitations.

Sponsor

• Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
• and 158 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Richard Baker
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
  • Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Roy Blunt [R, MO-7]
  • Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
  • Rep. Allen Boyd [D, FL-2]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
  • Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
  • Rep. K. Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
  • Barbara Cubin
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Jo Ann Davis
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Thomas Davis
  • Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
  • Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Thelma Drake
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Philip English
  • Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
  • Tom Feeney
  • Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
  • Luis Fortuño
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Wayne Gilchrest
  • Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2]
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
  • Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
  • Kenny Hulshof
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • William Jefferson
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • John Kuhl
  • Ray LaHood
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
  • Rep. Brad Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Marilyn Musgrave
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
  • Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
  • Charles Pickering
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Ralph Regula
  • Rick Renzi
  • Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
  • Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3]
  • Bill Sali
  • Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • H. Saxton
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4]
  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
  • Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Timothy Walberg
  • James Walsh
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Gerald Weller
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
  • Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Albert Wynn
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 1 more
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1843

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 29, 2007

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• Apr 20, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Mar 29, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.5233
• H.R.5495
• H.R.5849
• S.988
• H.Res.1025

Related Issue Areas:

• Immigration
• Admission of nonimmigrants
• Alien labor
• Aliens
• 3 more
• Labor
• Temporary employment
• Visas

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In the News

September 13, 2007 Immigration Alert: H-2B Cap Exemption Will Expire unless Save Our ...

New legislation (the Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act of 2007) is currently pending before both the House of Representatives (HR 1843) and the ...

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August 22, 2007 Future depends on guest-worker reforms

Please, support the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 (HR 1843, S. 988) and the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act ...

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July 03, 2007 Immigration fiasco leaves seasonal labor in limbo

The Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007, introduced in both the Senate and House (S. 988, and HR 1843, respectively) would extend the ...

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November 25, 2008 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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November 17, 2008 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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August 15, 2008 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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