United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1136 (111th)
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009
Introduced
23 February 2009
Last action
16 March 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Robert Wittman, Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10], Michael Simpson, C. Ruppersberger, Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Kratovil, Frank, Jr. [D-MD-1], Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], John Sarbanes, Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Doug Lamborn, FRANK LOBIONDO, Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], PAUL RYAN, Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Frank Lucas, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rob Bishop, Steny Hoyer, Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], James McGovern, Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rick Larsen, Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2], RON KIND, Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker) from annual numerical limitations.
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Timeline
23 February 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
23 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 February 2009 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 February 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 February 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 February 2009
Sponsors
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Robert Wittman · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Michael Simpson · R · Sponsor
- C. Ruppersberger · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kratovil, Frank, Jr. [D-MD-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Sponsor
- John Sarbanes · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Doug Lamborn · R · Sponsor
- FRANK LOBIONDO · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
- PAUL RYAN · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
- Frank Lucas · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rob Bishop · R · Sponsor
- Steny Hoyer · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rick Larsen · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] · R · Sponsor
- RON KIND · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act
- related to ← Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1136
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1136
- us · 111-hr-1136 · source updated 14 August 2025