3.0.0 3831 2023-01-11T13:42:36Z 2023-01-11T13:42:36Z Senate S 2020-05-21 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2020-09-16T17:44:36Z Referred to 2020-05-21T20:24:08Z Visit America Act 116 8480 HR 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-09-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2020-05-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2020-05-21 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2020-05-21 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2020-09-23 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Aviation and airports Cardiovascular and respiratory health Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Immigration status and procedures Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Labor market Natural disasters Public-private cooperation Travel and tourism Visas and passports Commerce 00 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-02T18:23:29Z 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 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.

]]> Visit America Act Display Title Visit America Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Visit America Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, to statutorily establish the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3831is/xml/BILLS-116s3831is.xml 2020-09-16 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. 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.