H.R. 2935: Travel Promotion Act of 2009
111th Congress, 1st Session
Official Title: To establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Delahunt, Bill [MA-10] (introduced 6/18/2009)
Major Actions: 7/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
SUMMARY AS OF:
6/18/2009--Introduced.
Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as a nonprofit corporation that is not an agency or establishment of the U.S. government. Makes the Corporation subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Corporation should not engage in lobbying activities.
Requires the Corporation, among other things, to provide useful information to people interested in traveling to the United States, identify and address perceptions regarding U.S. entry policy, and promote U.S. travel.
Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require (under current law, authorize) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and collect a fee for the use of an electronic data sharing system concerning the admissibility of certain aliens into the United States that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing and administering such system. Terminates such fee following FY2014.
Authorizes the Corporation to impose an annual assessment on U.S. members of the travel and tourism industry.
Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to: (1) revise the membership of the Tourism Policy Council; and (2) require the Council to provide the Corporation with certain information concerning U.S. admission procedures and travel promotion strategies.
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to assess barriers to entry into the United States by foreign travelers.
Read the entire bill here (PDF).Cosponsors: 120
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5]
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2]
Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6]
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1]
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50]
Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7]
Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3]
Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7]
Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1]
Rep Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45]
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [GU]
Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2]
Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9]
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1]
Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5]
Rep Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1]
Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44]
Rep Campbell, John [CA-48]
Rep Cao, Anh "Joseph" [LA-2]
Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23]
Rep Carnahan, Russ [MO-3]
Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11]
Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI]
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1]
Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6]
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9]
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14]
Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5]
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2]
Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7]
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3]
Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [FL-21]
Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25]
Rep Dicks, Norman D. [WA-6]
Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14]
Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8]
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17]
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51]
Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24]
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20]
Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6]
Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8]
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7]
Rep Harper, Gregg [MS-3]
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23]
Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2]
Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27]
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2]
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15]
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18]
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4]
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3]
Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8]
Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22]
Rep Kline, John [MN-2]
Rep Kosmas, Suzanne M. [FL-24]
Rep Kratovil, Frank, Jr. [MD-1]
Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2]
Rep Larsen, Rick [WA-2]
Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-9]
Rep Lujan, Ben Ray [NM-3]
Rep Markey, Betsy [CO-4]
Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5]
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7]
Rep McMahon, Michael E. [NY-13]
Rep McNerney, Jerry [CA-11]
Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17]
Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7]
Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13]
Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10]
Rep Miller, George [CA-7]
Rep Mitchell, Harry E. [AZ-5]
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9]
Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8]
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38]
Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8]
Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1]
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8]
Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4]
Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR]
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16]
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19]
Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND]
Rep Quigley, Mike [IL-5]
Rep Radanovich, George [CA-19]
Rep Richardson, Laura [CA-37]
Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23]
Rep Roe, David P. [TN-1]
Rep Rogers, Harold [KY-5]
Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16]
Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18]
Rep Roskam, Peter J. [IL-6]
Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4]
Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17]
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39]
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9]
Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29]
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32]
Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7]
Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27]
Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11]
Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21]
Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2]
Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [SC-5]
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6]
Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2]
Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2]
Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1]
Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6]
Rep Titus, Dina [NV-3]
Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-5]
Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6]
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8]
Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2]
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3]
Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20]
Rep Welch, Peter [VT]
Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19]
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2]
Rep Wu, David [OR-1]