HR 3321 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

American Travel Promotion Act of 2001

Latest action · May 23, 2002 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 16, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

American Travel Promotion Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants, based on a specified formula, to qualified State agencies for advertising to promote travel and tourism. Caps the Federal share of costs for such activities at 50 percent.

Cosponsors 70

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2001 to Sep 25, 2002; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-CAMary BonoOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-CASam FarrOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalNov 16, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezDec 18, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieDec 18, 2001
R-FLAdam H. PutnamFeb 12, 2002
D-FLCorrine BrownFeb 12, 2002
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenFeb 12, 2002
D-GURobert A. UnderwoodFeb 12, 2002
R-MORoy BluntFeb 27, 2002
R-NCCass BallengerMar 5, 2002
D-NYEliot L. EngelMar 5, 2002
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.Mar 5, 2002
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 5, 2002
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldMar 5, 2002
D-NCMike McIntyreMar 5, 2002
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIMar 5, 2002
R-NYPeter T. KingMar 5, 2002
D-NYSteve IsraelMar 5, 2002
D-METhomas H. AllenMar 5, 2002
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Mar 5, 2002
R-NYVito FossellaMar 5, 2002
D-TNBob ClementMar 6, 2002
D-OKBrad CarsonMar 6, 2002
R-AZBob StumpMar 7, 2002
D-LAChristopher JohnMar 7, 2002
D-MOKaren McCarthyMar 7, 2002
D-HIPatsy T. MinkMar 7, 2002
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayMar 7, 2002
R-NVJim GibbonsMar 12, 2002
D-KYKen LucasMar 12, 2002
R-TXPete SessionsMar 12, 2002
R-NCRobin HayesMar 12, 2002
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 14, 2002
D-MARichard E. NealMar 14, 2002
R-AKDon YoungMar 19, 2002
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciMar 19, 2002
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanMar 20, 2002
R-SCJoe WilsonApr 9, 2002
R-GASaxby ChamblissApr 9, 2002
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonApr 9, 2002
D-NCDavid E. PriceApr 11, 2002
D-NYGregory W. MeeksApr 11, 2002
R-KYHarold RogersApr 11, 2002
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Apr 11, 2002
R-NYJohn M. McHughApr 11, 2002
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyApr 16, 2002
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyApr 16, 2002
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Apr 18, 2002
R-FLAnder CrenshawApr 23, 2002
D-NCMelvin L. WattApr 23, 2002
D-FLAllen BoydMay 2, 2002
R-ILJerry WellerMay 2, 2002
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMay 7, 2002
D-AZEd PastorMay 9, 2002
R-NYAmo HoughtonMay 15, 2002
D-RIJames R. LangevinMay 16, 2002
D-NYEdolphus TownsMay 20, 2002
D-FLPeter DeutschMay 20, 2002
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoMay 21, 2002
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyMay 23, 2002
R-NCRichard BurrMay 23, 2002
R-WYBarbara CubinJul 10, 2002
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaJul 17, 2002
R-ALBob RileySep 4, 2002
D-WABrian BairdSep 4, 2002
D-RIPatrick J. KennedySep 25, 2002

Withdrew 1 Sam Graves R-MO May 14, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Nov 16, 2001
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Referred Nov 28, 2001Hearings May 23, 2002

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 23, 2002Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Nov 28, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
  3. Nov 16, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Nov 16, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-1146STATE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY ONE YEAR AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH58 pagesCommerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeSep 25, 2002
Serial No. 107-103THE AMERICAN TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT46 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeMay 23, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to States for advertising that stimulates economic activity by promoting travel and tourism.
Short Titles as Introduced
American Travel Promotion Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2001Introduced in House

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