S.988 - Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007

A bill 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: A bill to extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers. as introduced.

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Official Summary

3/26/2007--Introduced.
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend through October 1, 2012, the annual cap exemption for returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker).

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10/04/07
Ski Resorts Will Be Devastated Without H2B Workers This Season

Please urge your Senators to support and co-sponsor S. 988. In the House, please ask your Representative to support and co-sponsor HR 1843. ...

Source: Transworld Business Magazine, CA
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09/23/07
INDUSTRY BUZZ Next Steps for H-2B Relief

Our activities must continue until an extension of the “Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act” is signed into law (S. 988, HR 1843). If Sept. ...

Source: Lawn & Landscape, OH
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05/11/11
S.988: A bill to ensure that local educational ... - OpenCongress

Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.988 A bill to ensure that local educational agencies and units of local governments are compensated for tax revenues lost when ... agencies and units of loc

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12/18/08
NFIB.com - Report on the 110th Congress: Small Business Setbacks

The Save Our Seasonal Small Business Act (S.988), a bill that would have expanded the H2-B visa program to ensure seasonal businesses weren't left without workers during their business' busy season. The SAVE Act (H.R. 4088), ...

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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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