Travel Promotion Act of 2009
Latest action · Jul 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as a nonprofit corporation that is not an agency or establishment of the U.S. government. Makes the Corporation subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Corporation should not engage in lobbying activities.
Requires the Corporation, among other things, to provide useful information to people interested in traveling to the United States, identify and address perceptions regarding U.S. entry policy, and promote U.S. travel.
Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require (under current law, authorize) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and collect a fee for the use of an electronic data sharing system concerning the admissibility of certain aliens into the United States that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing and administering such system. Terminates such fee following FY2014.
Authorizes the Corporation to impose an annual assessment on U.S. members of the travel and tourism industry.
Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to: (1) revise the membership of the Tourism Policy Council; and (2) require the Council to provide the Corporation with certain information concerning U.S. admission procedures and travel promotion strategies.
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to assess barriers to entry into the United States by foreign travelers.
Cosponsors 122
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2009 to Nov 4, 2009; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | Jun 18, 2009 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 16, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 16, 2009 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Sep 16, 2009 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Suzanne M. Kosmas | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Nov 4, 2009 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2009 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 19, 2009 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 23, 2009 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2009 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 7, 2009 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Jul 7, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
- Jun 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Jun 18, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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 bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1023 | Travel Promotion Act of 2009 | Related bill | Sep 23, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Travel Promotion Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Advisory bodies
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Immigration status and procedures
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel and tourism
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2009Introduced in House
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