US Congress Senate Bill 4299 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on July 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain tourism promotion entities and event venues to address the economic impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Eligible recipients are entities that (1) perform tourism promotion responsibilities; (2) host, organize, own, operate, or staff an event venue, a convention, or a trade show; or (3) provide certain services to events and tourism locations. Grant funds may be used for specified costs associated with tourism marketing and promotion activities designed to assist economic recovery in communities impacted by a decline in travel, tourism, and events due to COVID-19.

STEP Act Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4299/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4299/BILLS-116s4299is.pdf