Visit America Act
USA117th CongressHR-6965| House
| Updated: 10/11/2022
Dina Titus
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Cosponsors (14)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Visit America Act This bill implements measures to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry and to address the declining percentage of international visitors to the United States. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Commerce to develop a 10-year travel and tourism strategy with annual goals for the number of international visitors to the United States and for tourism commerce. The bill also establishes the role of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, whose responsibilities shall include setting an annual goal for the number of international visitors to the United States and facilitating international business travel to the United States. Further, the assistant secretary must develop and implement a COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy to assist the recovery of the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The bill also provides statutory authority for the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which shall aid the assistant secretary in developing and implementing the COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 0.
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-508, Part I.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8155-8157)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6965.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8274-8275)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 325 - 93 (Roll no. 466). (text: CR H8155-8156)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHistorical and cultural resourcesImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor marketMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNatural disastersProfessional sportsPublic-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentTerrorismTravel and tourismVisas and passports
Visit America Act
USA117th CongressHR-6965| House
| Updated: 10/11/2022
Visit America Act This bill implements measures to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry and to address the declining percentage of international visitors to the United States. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Commerce to develop a 10-year travel and tourism strategy with annual goals for the number of international visitors to the United States and for tourism commerce. The bill also establishes the role of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, whose responsibilities shall include setting an annual goal for the number of international visitors to the United States and facilitating international business travel to the United States. Further, the assistant secretary must develop and implement a COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy to assist the recovery of the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The bill also provides statutory authority for the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which shall aid the assistant secretary in developing and implementing the COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 0.
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-508, Part I.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8155-8157)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6965.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8274-8275)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 325 - 93 (Roll no. 466). (text: CR H8155-8156)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Dina Titus
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Cosponsors (14)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Commerce
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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHistorical and cultural resourcesImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor marketMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNatural disastersProfessional sportsPublic-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentTerrorismTravel and tourismVisas and passports