US Congress House Bill 2935 (Prior Session Legislation)

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July 23 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as a nonprofit corporation that is not an agency or establishment of the U.S. government. Makes the Corporation subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Corporation should not engage in lobbying activities. Requires the Corporation, among other things, to provide useful information to people interested in traveling to the United States, identify and address perceptions regarding U.S. entry policy, and promote U.S. travel. Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require (under current law, authorize) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and collect a fee for the use of an electronic data sharing system concerning the admissibility of certain aliens into the United States that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing and administering such system. Terminates such fee following FY2014. Authorizes the Corporation to impose an annual assessment on U.S. members of the travel and tourism industry. Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to: (1) revise the membership of the Tourism Policy Council; and (2) require the Council to provide the Corporation with certain information concerning U.S. admission procedures and travel promotion strategies. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to assess barriers to entry into the United States by foreign travelers.

Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Rep Thompson, Mike	Rep Kosmas, Suzanne M.	Rep Sessions, Pete	Rep Smith, Lamar
Rep Stearns, Cliff	Rep Wamp, Zach	Rep Alexander, Rodney	Rep Calvert, Ken
Rep Mica, John L.	Rep Bono Mack, Mary	Rep Gallegly, Elton	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.
Rep Klein, Ron	Rep Bilbray, Brian P.	Rep Heller, Dean	Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny
Rep Tierney, John F.	Rep Titus, Dina	Rep Van Hollen, Chris	Rep Wexler, Robert
Rep Wu, David	Rep Mitchell, Harry E.	Rep Shuler, Heath	Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln
Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario	Rep Platts, Todd Russell	Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	Rep Barton, Joe
Rep Blackburn, Marsha	Rep Blunt, Roy	Rep Bonner, Jo	Rep Boren, Dan
Rep Ross, Mike	Rep Schrader, Kurt	Rep Snyder, Vic	Rep Terry, Lee
Rep Upton, Fred	Rep Walden, Greg	Rep Wilson, Joe	Rep Roskam, Peter J.
Rep Campbell, John	Rep Harper, Gregg	Rep Pitts, Joseph R.	Rep Radanovich, George
Rep Rogers, Harold	Rep Rooney, Thomas J.	Rep Roe, David P.	Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr.
Rep Cao, Anh "Joseph"	Rep Coble, Howard	Rep Crowley, Joseph	Rep Emerson, Jo Ann
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Kline, John	Rep Kratovil, Frank, Jr.	Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine
Rep Markey, Betsy	Rep Miller, Candice S.	Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins	Rep Quigley, Mike
Rep Delahunt, Bill	Rep Teague, Harry	Rep Gordon, Bart	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete
Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Welch, Peter	Rep Baldwin, Tammy
Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Butterfield, G. K.
Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Cohen, Steve
Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Miller, George	Rep Oberstar, James L.
Rep Spratt, John M., Jr.	Rep Boucher, Rick	Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Castor, Kathy
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Kagen, Steve	Rep Lujan, Ben Ray	Rep Matsui, Doris O.
Rep McMahon, Michael E.	Rep McNerney, Jerry	Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.
Rep Cooper, Jim	Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep Meek, Kendrick B.
Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Nadler, Jerrold	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Pastor, Ed
Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R.	Rep Pomeroy, Earl	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D.
Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Larsen, Rick
Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Dicks, Norman D.	Rep Doyle, Michael F.
Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Grayson, Alan
Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Higgins, Brian	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.
Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Sestak, Joe

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-07-07		Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
2009-06-19		Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
2009-06-18		Referred to House Homeland Security
2009-06-18		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-06-18		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-06-18		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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.

SB1023 (Related) 2010-09-23 - Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN02935:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr2935ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr2935ih.pdf