HOST Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 8, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1795-1796)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Our States Through Tourism Act of 2007 or HOST Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to assist relevant tourism entities (conventions, visitors bureaus, and other tourism organizations) to promote travel and tourism in Louisiana and Mississippi to negate the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on travel and tourism there.
Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make economic injury disaster loans to small businesses located within disaster areas declared as a result of such hurricanes that suffered economic injury from the slowdown in travel and tourism in such areas after such hurricanes.
Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Gulf Coast Travel and Meetings Fund to pay for lodging, meals, travel, and other expenses associated with conventions, conferences, meetings, etc. attended by no fewer than 100 federal employees and occurring within such disaster areas.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 8, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 8, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1795-1796)
- Feb 8, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1790-1792)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Agriculture and Food
- Commerce
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Convention facilities
- Disaster loans
- Disaster relief
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government travel
- Government trust funds
- Grants-in-aid
- Hurricanes
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Small business
- Tourism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel
- Travel costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
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