Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
Latest action · Nov 12, 2011 Became Public Law No: 112-54.
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.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2011
- Passed SenateNov 3, 2011
- Passed HouseNov 4, 2011
- To the PresidentNov 10, 2011
- Became lawNov 12, 2011Public Law 112-54
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 3, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Secretary of State, during the seven-year period ending on September 30, 2018, to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to eligible persons, including business leaders and U.S. government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business, who are in good standing in an international trusted traveler program of DHS.
Authorizes the DHS Secretary to collect a fee for the issuance of such cards that is sufficient to offset the costs associated with carrying out this Act. Establishes in the Treasury an APEC Business Travel Card Account into which such fees shall be deposited.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 2, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Aug 2, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Aug 2, 2011 |
Withdrew 1 Ron Johnson R-WI Oct 13, 2011
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2011Markup Oct 19, 2011Reported Nov 3, 2011 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Apr 3, 2012 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2011Signed by President.
- Nov 12, 2011Became Public Law No: 112-54.
- Nov 10, 2011Presented to President.
- Nov 8, 2011By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 112-92.
- Nov 4, 2011Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7381)
- Nov 4, 2011Mr. Farenthold asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Nov 4, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7381)
- Nov 4, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 3, 2011Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Nov 3, 2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 216.
- Nov 3, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7142; text as passed Senate: CR S7142)
- Nov 3, 2011Received in the House.
- Nov 3, 2011Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 3, 2011Held at the desk.
- Oct 19, 2011Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Aug 2, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Aug 2, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7381Text printed H7381 | Blake Farenthold R-TX | Nov 4, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7142Text printed S7142 | Harry Reid D-NV | Nov 3, 2011 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 30, 2011S. 1487, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 19, 2011
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41684 | Enacted and Proposed Oil Spill Legislation in the 112th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 16, 2013 |
| R42674 | The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Vladivostok, Russia: A Preview Archived | Report | Aug 16, 2012 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2042 | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 | Related bill | Nov 3, 2011 |
| HR 3312 | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 | Related bill | Nov 15, 2011 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 3, 2011Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 3, 2011Reported to Senate
- Aug 2, 2011Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
