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S 2284 109th Congress Senate

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006

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

Introduced: July 20, 2006 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 14, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 14, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4740 Identical bill Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
DeMint, James
· Jul 20, 2006
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jun 7, 2006
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 30, 2006
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 27, 2006
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 14, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2284: Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2284/
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"S. 2284: Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2284/.
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