Protecting Tourism in the United States Act
Latest action · May 18, 2022 By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-110.
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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Tourism in the United States Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on the travel and tourism industry, including considerations of changes in industry employment rates and business revenues during the pandemic.
In conducting this study, Commerce must consult with industry representatives and provide an opportunity for public comment and advice, and its report must include policy recommendations for promoting and assisting the travel and tourism industry.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2021 to Apr 27, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Mar 24, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Apr 27, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2021Markup Apr 28, 2021Reported Dec 16, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2022By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-110.
- Dec 16, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with amendments. Without written report.
- Dec 16, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 192.
- Apr 28, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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
- Aug 13, 2021S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 28, 2021
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2299 | Protecting Tourism in the United States Act | Identical bill | Apr 2, 2021 |
| S 3375 | Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021 | Related bill | Oct 18, 2022 |
| HR 3752 | Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act | Related bill | Jun 24, 2021 |
| S 4847 | Protecting Tourism in the United States Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 18, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Tourism in the United States Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Protecting Tourism in the United States Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2021Reported to Senate
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced 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.
