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- H.R.8480
H.R.8480: Visit America Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Oct. 1, 2020
- Latest Major Action Oct. 1, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
12 (7 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Oct. 1, 2020
Bill 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 the goal of achieving, by 2028, 116 million annual international visitors to the United States and $445 billion in travel exports. The bill also...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Oct. 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.
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| Oct. 1, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Ed Case (D-Hawaii) |