HR 6965 United States House · 117th Congress

Visit America Act

Summary

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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2022

Committee Review

Sep 2022

House Passage

Sep 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Mar 7, 2022 Last action Oct 11, 2022

Floor votes · House Sep 29, 2022

How they voted

325–93

Passed · 14 other

Total votes 432

Sep 29, 2022

D Democratic220

215 Yea 5

97% Yea

R Republican212

110 Yea 93 Nay 9

51% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 29, 2022

Introduced

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)

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Sep 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: 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).

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Sep 28, 2022

Introduced

Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

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Sep 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

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Sep 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

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Sep 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-508, Part I.

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Sep 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Sep 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Discharged.

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Mar 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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Mar 7, 2022

Committee

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.

lower

Mar 7, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 14 co-sponsors