Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 18, 2022 By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022. Report No. 117-191.
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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021
This bill addresses measures to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry with a specific focus recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bill establishes the office of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism. Among other responsibilities, the Assistant Secretary must develop and implement a strategy to assist the U.S. travel and tourism industry to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill also provides statutory authority for the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and directs the board to assist with the recovery strategy.
Additionally, the Department of Commerce must study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment, revenue, and other aspects of the travel and tourism industry and provide policy recommendations to promote the industry. Commerce must also publish trends in domestic travel and tourism.
Further, the Department of Health and Human Services must establish a joint federal task force to address health, safety, security, and other logistical issues affecting air travel during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill establishes a committee comprised of representatives of airports and other aviation stakeholders to advise the task force.
In addition, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must study the feasibility of using dogs to detect the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 as part of airport security screenings. The TSA may also establish a pilot program at up to six foreign airports to allow passengers departing from those airports to bypass domestic security rescreening at a connecting airport in the United States.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2021 to Jan 19, 2022; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jan 19, 2022 |
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 Dec 9, 2021Markup Dec 15, 2021Reported Dec 17, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2022By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022. Report No. 117-191.
- Dec 17, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 229.
- Dec 15, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
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
- Jul 14, 2022S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021As reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on December 17, 2021
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-852 | EXAMINING THE 2022 NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM STRATEGY51 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jul 12, 2022 |
| S. Hrg. 117-861 | REVIVING CONVENTIONS & TOURISM THROUGH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL42 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 7, 2022 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47061 | Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 117th Congress | Report | Oct 21, 2022 |
Related bills 10
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 82 | Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2021 |
| S 115 | Protecting Tourism in the United States Act | Related bill | May 18, 2022 |
| S 343 | Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| HR 1463 | Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 2, 2021 |
| S 1947 | Visit America Act | Related bill | May 27, 2021 |
| HR 2299 | Protecting Tourism in the United States Act | Related bill | Apr 2, 2021 |
| HR 3752 | Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act | Related bill | Jun 24, 2021 |
| HR 4094 | One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 | Related bill | Sep 30, 2021 |
| HR 6965 | Visit America Act | Related bill | Oct 11, 2022 |
| HR 7820 | Travel and Tourism Act | Related bill | May 19, 2022 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to promote travel and tourism in the United States, to improve the health safety and security of international flights entering the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Omnibus Tourism Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021
- One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021
- Visit America Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill
- Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021
- One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021
- Visit America Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Aviation and airports
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Historical and cultural resources
- Immigration status and procedures
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Labor market
- Mammals
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Natural disasters
- Professional sports
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Right of privacy
- Rural conditions and development
- Service animals
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Travel and tourism
- Unemployment
- Visas and passports
- Worker safety and health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2021Reported to Senate
- Dec 9, 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.
