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Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006

Introduced: February 14, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006 - Amends the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 to extend for three years the annual cap exemption for returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker).

What's happening now February 14, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 11 Republican 2
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2006
BOYD, ALLEN
· Sep 25, 2006
Alexander, Rodney
· Jul 28, 2006
CASTLE, MICHAEL
· May 17, 2006
TIAHRT, TODD
· May 4, 2006
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 26, 2006
Salazar, John
· Apr 26, 2006
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 5, 2006
Bean, Melissa
· Apr 4, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 28, 2006
EHLERS, VERNON
· Mar 28, 2006
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Mar 28, 2006
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 16, 2006
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 13, 2006
BROWN, HENRY
· Mar 7, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Feb 14, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2006
Melancon, Charlie
· Feb 14, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Feb 14, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 14, 2006
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Feb 14, 2006
POMEROY, EARL
· Feb 14, 2006
Ryan, Paul
· Feb 14, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· Feb 14, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 14, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 14, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4740: Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4740/
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"H.R. 4740: Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4740/.
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H.R. 4740, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4740/.
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