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A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for travel promotion, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-307| Senate 
| Updated: 2/8/2021
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (9)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill expands the purposes for which the Department of Commerce is authorized to make economic adjustment grants to include travel promotion, and it authorizes Commerce to cover up to 100% of the cost of a travel promotion project. Further, the bill authorizes the appropriation of $2.25 billion to make these grants to cover costs associated with promoting safe and healthy travel practices and economic recovery in communities impacted by a decline in travel and tourism as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • February 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for travel promotion, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-307| Senate 
| Updated: 2/8/2021
This bill expands the purposes for which the Department of Commerce is authorized to make economic adjustment grants to include travel promotion, and it authorizes Commerce to cover up to 100% of the cost of a travel promotion project. Further, the bill authorizes the appropriation of $2.25 billion to make these grants to cover costs associated with promoting safe and healthy travel practices and economic recovery in communities impacted by a decline in travel and tourism as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • February 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (9)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic developmentEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMarketing and advertisingTransportation safety and securityTravel and tourismWorker safety and health