3.0.0 4299 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z Senate S 2020-07-23 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-23T18:23:11Z 2020-07-23 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2020-07-23 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-07-23 True C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2020-07-23 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2020-07-28 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2020-07-28 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2020-08-04 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2020-08-05 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-09-08 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2020-09-17 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-10-23 False Commerce Cardiovascular and respiratory health Economic development Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Marketing and advertising Transportation safety and security Travel and tourism Worker safety and health Commerce 00 2020-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-20T12:48:18Z Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act or the STEP Act

This bill 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 Display Title STEP Act Short Title(s) as Introduced STEP Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide grants for tourism and events support and promotion in areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4299is/xml/BILLS-116s4299is.xml 2020-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.