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HR 3686 112th Congress House

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011

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

Introduced: December 15, 2011 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Immigration Foreign laborImmigration status and proceduresTemporary and part-time employmentVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 6, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Dec 15, 2011
Introduced in House
Dec 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action January 6, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural workers) from annual numerical limitations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3718 Related bill Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3686: Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3686/
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"H.R. 3686: Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3686/.
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H.R. 3686, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3686/.
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