US SB3831 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-16 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-16 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 the goal of achieving, by 2028, 116 million annual international visitors to the United States and $445 billion in travel exports. The bill also establishes the role of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, whose responsibilities shall include (1) setting an annual goal for the number of international visitors to the United States, (2) providing support for improved visitor visa processing, and (3) promoting travel exports abroad. Further, the assistant secretary must develop and implement a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic recovery strategy to assist the recovery of the U.S. travel and tourism industry from travel restrictions necessitated by the pandemic. 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.
Title
Visit America Act
Sponsors
Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-16 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. |
2020-05-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB8480 (Same As) 2020-10-01 - 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.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Commerce
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Labor market
Natural disasters
Public-private cooperation
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports
Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Commerce
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Labor market
Natural disasters
Public-private cooperation
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3831/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3831/BILLS-116s3831is.pdf |