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Visit America Act

Introduced: October 1, 2020 Introduced by: Case, Ed Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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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

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.

What's happening now 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3831 Identical bill Visit America Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 3
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 13, 2020
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 6, 2020
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Oct 1, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 1, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 1, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 1, 2020
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 1, 2020
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 1, 2020
YOUNG, DON
· Oct 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8480: Visit America Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8480/
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"H.R. 8480: Visit America Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8480/.
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H.R. 8480, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8480/.
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[H.R. 8480: Visit America Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8480/)
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