S. 388 - Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009
Immigration, H-2B Visa, H.R. 1136, S. 388 - Immigration. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009
S. 388 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- Immigration, H-2B Visa, H.R. 1136, S. 388
- Summary
- Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for three years after the date of enactment of this Act the annual cap exemption for returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker). Provides that such amendment shall: (1) take effect as if enacted on December 1, 2008; and (2) apply only to petitions with an approved start date in FY2009-FY2011. (By CRS) (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers.
- Other Titles
- Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009
- Sponsor
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Co-Sponsors
- Daniel K. Inouye
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Mark R. Warner
- Edward Kaufman
- Susan M. Collins
- Richard G. Lugar
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Michael F. Bennet
- Mike Crapo
- John Barrasso
- George Voinovich
- Orrin G. Hatch
- John F. Kerry
- Carl Levin
- Charles E. Schumer
- Arlen Specter
- Samuel Brownback
- Thomas R. Carper
- Michael B. Enzi
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Jack Reed
- Mark Udall
- Jim Webb
- John Thune
- Tom Coburn
- Robert Bennett
- Sherrod Brown
- Christopher Bond
- John Cornyn
- Joseph I. Lieberman
- Olympia J. Snowe
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Mary L. Landrieu
- Richard Burr
- Judd Gregg
- Tim Johnson
- Subjects
- Immigration
- Foreign labor
- Visas and passports
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/05/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/05/2009 2/05/2009 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1684-1685) 2/05/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $1,200 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $3,600 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $28,250 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $48,063 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $5,500 | $0 |
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $2,000 | $0 |
| Michael F. Bennet | D | CO | $38,739 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $8,000 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $10,650 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $3,300 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $14,400 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $3,350 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $6,200 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $750 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $23,700 | $0 |
| Roland Burris | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $500 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $8,350 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $6,600 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $64,408 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $5,950 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $15,700 | $0 |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $11,500 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $17,250 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $13,400 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $253,730 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $21,300 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $4,250 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $6,800 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $3,000 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $26,100 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $11,840 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $21,165 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $3,750 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $33,364 | $0 |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | D | NY | $14,500 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $69,536 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $23,450 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Kay R. Hagan | D | NC | $17,500 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $30,464 | $0 |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $13,700 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $111,250 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $39,049 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $13,700 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $15,700 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $46,035 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $11,500 | $0 |
| Ted Kaufman | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $250 | $0 |
| John F. Kerry | D | MA | $1,250 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $14,750 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $67,470 | $0 |
| Mary L. Landrieu | D | LA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | D | NJ | $3,550 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $2,500 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $2,400 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $7,200 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $53,442 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $10,000 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $5,950 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $28,275 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $5,650 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $53,500 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $1,250 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $3,300 | $0 |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | D | MD | $6,400 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $6,300 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $12,800 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $41,500 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $31,748 | $0 |
| Mark L. Pryor | D | AR | $16,315 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $4,600 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $14,400 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $42,350 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $60,636 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $1,000 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $2,500 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $18,000 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $8,550 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $7,300 | $0 |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Olympia J. Snowe | R | ME | $4,500 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $25,250 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $25,982 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $71,460 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $43,625 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $47,800 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $68,200 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $14,750 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $3,250 | $0 |
| Mark R. Warner | D | VA | $15,650 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $4,850 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $1,500 | $0 |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | $25,100 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $5,400 | $0 |
