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HR 1934 111th Congress House

American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act

Official title: To apply in fiscal year 2009 the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for seasonal nonimmigrant workers in order to provide short-term… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To apply in fiscal year 2009 the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for seasonal nonimmigrant workers in order to provide short-term immediate relief to small and seasonal businesses.

Introduced: May 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Apr 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 26, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker) from annual numerical limitations in FY2009.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1136 Related bill Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009
  • S 388 Related bill Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 3
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 19, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 11, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 6, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 6, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 6, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Apr 2, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1934: American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1934/
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"H.R. 1934: American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1934/.
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