House Bill 7820
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Travel and Tourism Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 18, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7820
Congress
117
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Travel and Tourism Act
This bill implements measures to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Commerce to develop a 10-year travel and tourism strategy with annual goals for the number of international visitors to the United States and for travel and tourism commerce.
Further, Commerce must develop and implement a COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy to assist the recovery of the U.S. travel and tourism industry.
The bill also provides statutory authority for the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which shall advise Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry.
May 18, 2022
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05/19/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
05/18/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
05/18/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:48 PM