United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5495 (110th)
Relief for America's Small and Seasonal Businesses Act
Introduced
26 February 2008
Last action
17 March 2008 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Relief for America's Small and Seasonal Businesses Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker) from annual numerical limitations during FY2008.
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Timeline
26 February 2008
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
26 February 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 February 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2008
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 · 26 February 2008 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2008
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 February 2008
Sponsors
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007
- related to → Giving Relief to Our Small Businesses Act
- related to ← Seasonal Workforce Assistance Act
- related to ← Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5495
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5495
- us · 110-hr-5495 · source updated 6 December 2025