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Visit America Act

USA117th CongressS-1947| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (7)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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 annual goals for the number of international visitors to the United States and for 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 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3831
Visit America Act
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 11, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6965
Received in the Senate.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3831
    Visit America Act


  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • October 11, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6965
    Received in the Senate.

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6965: Visit America Act
  • S 117-3375: Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHistorical and cultural resourcesImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor marketMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNatural disastersProfessional sportsPublic-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentTravel and tourismVisas and passports

Visit America Act

USA117th CongressS-1947| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
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 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 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3831
Visit America Act
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 11, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6965
Received in the Senate.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3831
    Visit America Act


  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • October 11, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6965
    Received in the Senate.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (7)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6965: Visit America Act
  • S 117-3375: Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021
  • 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 insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHistorical and cultural resourcesImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor marketMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNatural disastersProfessional sportsPublic-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentTravel and tourismVisas and passports