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Visit America Act

USA116th CongressHR-8480| House 
| Updated: 10/1/2020
Ed Case

Ed Case

Democratic Representative

Hawaii

Cosponsors (12)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3831
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2020
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.
  • September 16, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3831
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.


  • October 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 1, 2020
    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.

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Visit America Act

USA116th CongressHR-8480| House 
| Updated: 10/1/2020
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.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3831
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2020
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.
  • September 16, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3831
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.


  • October 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 1, 2020
    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.
Ed Case

Ed Case

Democratic Representative

Hawaii

Cosponsors (12)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • S 116-3831: Visit America Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor marketNatural disastersPublic-private cooperationTravel and tourismVisas and passports