H.R. 6965 · 117th Congress

Visit America Act

Introduced on Mar 7, 2022 by Dina Titus (D-NV-1). 14 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 11, 2022): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 7, 2022
Cosponsors
14
2 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Aviation and airports
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Commerce
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Historical and cultural resources
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Labor market
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • Natural disasters
  • Professional sports
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Terrorism
  • Transportation and Public Works
  • Travel and tourism
  • Visas and passports

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 29, 2022). Public domain.

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 tourism commerce.

The bill also establishes the role of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, whose responsibilities shall include setting an annual goal for the number of international visitors to the United States and facilitating international business travel to the United States.

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.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Dina TitusD-NV-1Sponsor

Democrats · 12

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 325–93

History

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  1. Mar 7, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 7, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 7, 2022 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Mar 7, 2022 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Mar 7, 2022 · HouseReferred 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.
  6. Mar 8, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  7. Sep 21, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Discharged.
  8. Sep 21, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  9. Sep 21, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 0.
  10. Sep 28, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-508, Part I.
  11. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-508, Part I.
  12. Sep 28, 2022Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
  13. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseCommittee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
  14. Sep 28, 2022Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
  15. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseCommittee on the Judiciary discharged.
  16. Sep 28, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.
  17. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseMs. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  18. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8155-8157)
  19. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6965.
  20. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  21. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8274-8275)
  22. Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 325 - 93 (Roll no. 466).House · Roll call 466
  23. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 325 - 93 (Roll no. 466). (text: CR H8155-8156)House · Roll call 466
  24. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  25. Oct 11, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.