United States · Bill · S
S. 1947 (117th)
Visit America Act
Introduced
27 May 2021
Last action
27 May 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA], Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
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
27 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 May 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021
- related to ← Visit America Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1947
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1947
- us · 117-s-1947 · source updated 14 January 2025