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S. 352

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit an alien counted toward the numerical limitation applicable to H-2B nonimmigrants (temporary nonagricultural workers) during any of the three fiscal years prior to submission of an H-2B petition from being counted toward the limitation in the year of petition approval. Makes this provision effective as if enacted on October 1, 2004. Provides for its expiration on October 1, 2006.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on employers filing H-2B petitions. Mandates the deposit of such fees into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account.

Authorizes additional penalties for a substantial failure to meet any condition of an H-2B petition or the willful misrepresentation of a material fact in such a petition.

Requires the allocation of the numerical limitation on the issuance of H-2B visas (currently, 66,000) such that the total number of H-2B nonimmigrants entering the United States during the first six months of a fiscal year is not more than 33,000.

Amends the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 to require the Secretary to submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate information regarding: (1) the numbers of aliens granted H-2B status or terminated from H-2B status, on a quarterly basis; and (2) the countries of origin, occupations of, and compensation paid to aliens granted H-2B status, the number of aliens terminated from such status, and the number of aliens provided such status during both the fiscal year reported and the preceding fiscal year, on an annual basis. Requires the Secretary of State to provide information relevant to such reports.

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3533)

Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD](D-MD)Sponsor
38 cosponsors21 D16 R1 I
38cosponsors1committees4actions1related bills
  1. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3533)

  2. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1281)

    Judiciary Committee
  3. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1280-1281)

  4. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 — Informed