United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 11, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 4, 2019
- Passed HouseJun 10, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to develop and report to Congress a strategy to improve bilateral tourism between the United States and Mexico and third-party tourism to the two countries. The strategy shall involve dialogue and cooperation between the two governments. It shall prioritize sectors including hospitality, retail, and cultural education.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2019 to Jun 10, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Feb 4, 2019 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Jun 10, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2019Markup Apr 9, 2019 |
| Western Hemisphere Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 | |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jun 10, 2019Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 10, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4381-4383)
- Jun 10, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 951.
- Jun 10, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4381-4382)
- Jun 10, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 9, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 9, 2019Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
- Apr 9, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.
- Feb 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E742 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 11, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4381–H4383Text printed H4381 | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Henry Cuellar D-TX, Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Jun 10, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 16, 2019H.R. 951, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 21, February 4, 2019, page H1350.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote bilateral tourism through cooperation between the United States and Mexico.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jun 10, 2019Engrossed in House
- Feb 4, 2019Introduced in House
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.
