3.0.0 3670 2023-01-11T20:29:16Z 2023-01-11T20:29:16Z House H HR 2007-09-26 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-08T20:05:47Z Referred to 2007-09-26T14:00:05Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-09-26T14:00:10Z 2007-11-08 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2007-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 N P000589 Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Jon Porter R NV C. 3 2007-09-26 True D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2007-09-26 True B000575 Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] ROY BLUNT R MO 7 2007-09-26 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2007-10-17 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2007-10-17 False T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2007-10-17 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2007-10-17 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2007-10-17 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2007-10-24 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2007-10-24 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2007-10-24 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2007-10-24 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2007-10-24 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2007-10-24 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-10-24 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2007-11-09 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2007-11-09 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2007-11-09 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2007-11-09 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2007-11-09 False H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2008-01-16 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2008-04-23 False C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] John Campbell R CA 48 2008-05-01 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Canada Commerce Diplomacy East Asia Economics and Public Finance Europe Foreign trade promotion Germany Grants-in-aid Immigration International Affairs Japan Latin America Marketing Mexico Passports Transportation and Public Works Travel United Kingdom Visas Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2007-09-26 Introduced in House 2007-12-19T22:30:35Z Improving Public Diplomacy through International Travel Act - Directs the Secretary of State to enhance diplomatic relations with foreign countries and promote domestic business interests abroad by establishing a grant program to promote international travel to the United States.

Directs a grant recipient to develop a promotion program to encourage international travel to the United States and to effectively communicate U.S. entry requirements, including required documentation, fees, and processes.

Sets forth the following market phase-ins: (1) year one, Canada; (2) year two, Canada and Mexico; (3) year three, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom; (4) year four, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Japan; and (5) year five, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany.

Reserves 20% of grant funds for promotion programs for destinations that lack the resources to market themselves internationally.

]]> Improving Public Diplomacy through International Travel Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of State to enhance diplomatic relations with foreign countries and to promote domestic business interests abroad by establishing a grant program to promote international travel to the United States. Introduced in House IH Display Title Improving Public Diplomacy through International Travel Act Short Titles as Introduced Improving Public Diplomacy through International Travel Act Introduced in House 2007-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3670ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3670ih.xml 2007-11-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.