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Visit America Act This bill implements measures to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry and to address the declining percentage of international visitors to the United States. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Commerce to develop a 10-year travel and tourism strategy with the goal of achieving, by 2028, 116 million annual international visitors to the United States and $445 billion in travel exports. The bill also establishes the role of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, whose responsibilities shall include (1) setting an annual goal for the number of international visitors to the United States, (2) providing support for improved visitor visa processing, and (3) promoting travel exports abroad. Further, the assistant secretary must develop and implement a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic recovery strategy to assist the recovery of the U.S. travel and tourism industry from travel restrictions necessitated by the pandemic. The bill also provides statutory authority for the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which shall aid the assistant secretary in developing and implementing the COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy.
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2021 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R.1346 (117th Congress): Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021; all provisions S.477 (117th Congress): Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021; all provisions H.R. 8480 (116th Congress): Visit America Act; all provisions S.3831 (116th Congress): Visit America Act; all provisions General discussions related to vaccine rollout and temporary health credentials General discussions related to reopening international travel
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 8480: VISIT AMERICA ACT: ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL H.R. 8802: HOSPITALITY AND COMMERCE JOB RECOVERY ACT OF 2020: ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL S. 3831: VISIT AMERICA ACT: ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL S. 4031: AMERICAN TAX REBATE AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM (TRIP) ACT; ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL S. 4807: HOSPITALITY AND COMMERCE JOB RECOVERY ACT OF 2020: ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL GENERAL DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO REOPENING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 3851, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4498, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 H.R. 5827, Trusted Traveler REAL ID Relief Act of 2020 H.R. 6312, COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020 H.R. 6404, COVID-19 REAL ID Relief Act of 2020 H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 8480/S. 3831, Visit America Act S. 3504, Delay REAL ID Act S. 4299, Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic (STEP) Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; funding for Brand USA program; biometric entry-exit; border security; interior enforcement; travel issues; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; creation and use of digital passports
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
The visa (particularly B1/B2 , J-1, and H-2B visas) and passport application process; the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021(H.R.133), regarding issues related to FY21 government funding, COVID-19 relief measures for airports, destination marketing organizations, and other travel-related entities, implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005, work visas, the business meal expense deduction, and other travel-related issues; National Park Deferred Maintenance, including implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422); delaying implementation of the REAL ID Act for air travel; Electronic System for Travel Authorization; Economic impact of travel and the impacts of COVID-19 on travel decline;he REAL ID modernization Act (S. 4133) ; proposals to stimulate economic recovery in the travel industry, including travel-related tax incentives (S.4807, H.R.8802), tourism promotion grants (S.4299, HR.7920), a tax credit for cleaning costs and other costs incurred by businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Visit America Act(S.3831, H.R.8480), the Protecting Tourism in the United States Act (H.R.8122, S.4847, H.R.8121), and the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 (H.R.7011); helping destination marketing organizations utilize the Coronavirus Relief Fund; accelerating CBP and TSAs transition to voluntary biometric identification; infrastructure funding, ;the Registered Traveler Act of 2020 (S.3730); COVID relief measures related to a legal liability shield for businesses; helping destination marketing organizations utilize the Coronavirus Relief Fund; and actions needed to restart international air travel, including the repeal of 212(f) restrictions, air bridge pilot programs, a new framework for testing, vaccine, and quarantine requirements, the Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 (S. 4623), and other health, safety, and security measures for airports and air travelers.
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
The visa (particularly B1/B2 , J-1, and H-2B visas) and passport application process;; the Visit America Act (S.3831, H.R.8480); accelerating CBP and TSAs transition to voluntary biometric identification; the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021(H.R.133), regarding issues related to FY21 government funding, the implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005, and work visas; and actions needed to restart international air travel, including the repeal of 212(f) restrictions, air bridge pilot programs, a new framework for testing, vaccine, and quarantine requirements, the Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 (S. 4623), and other health, safety, and security measures for airports and air travelers. International inbound travel restrictions: Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9993, 9996, and 10041.
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021(H.R.133), regarding issues related to FY21 government funding, COVID-19 relief measures for airports, destination marketing organizations, and other travel-related entities, implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005, work visas, the business meal expense deduction, and other travel-related issues; National Park Deferred Maintenance, including the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422); and proposals to stimulate economic recovery in the travel industry, including travel-related tax incentives (S.4807, H.R.8802), tourism promotion grants (S.4299, HR.7920), a tax credit for cleaning costs and other costs incurred by businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Visit America Act(S.3831, H.R.8480), the Protecting Tourism in the United States Act (H.R.8122, S.4847, H.R.8121), and the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 (H.R.7011).
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support for freezing federal per diem rates. Visit America Act (S.3831, H.R.8480)
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Issues related to international and general travel; issues affecting consumer choice and market dynamics in the hotel industry; S.2203, Brand USA Extension Act; H.R. 3851, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019; S.3548/H.R.746, the CARES Act; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19; S.4031, American TRIP Act; S.4807, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act; issues related to travel incentives; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021; S.3831 and H.R. 8480, Visit America Act.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Issues related to COVID-19 relief efforts, including business tax incentives, and implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program; H.R.748, CARES Act (P.L.116-136); H.R.6776, JOBS Credit Act of 2020; H.R.7079, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act; S.4178, A bill to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes; S.5078, A bill to amend the CARES Act to extend the temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings; S.4807/H.R.8802, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020; S.3831/H.R.8480, Visit America Act; H.R.7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020; H.R.8121, Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act; H.R.7809, HOPE Act of 2020; S.4670, Preserving Equity on Main Street Act of 2020; S.4299, STEP Act; H.R.7290, Defense Communities Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020; H.R.133, Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes (P.L.116-260).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support for freezing federal per diem rates. Visit America Act (S.3831, H.R.8480).
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Travel visas and work visas (particularly B1/B2 , J-1, and H-2B visas); National Park Deferred Maintenance, including the Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422) and the Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500 and H.R. 1225); implementation of The CARES Act (H.R.748), relating to economic relief to airports and travel-dependent businesses and organizations; delaying implementation of the REAL ID Act for air travel; Nonimmigrant visas, Visa and Travel Executive Orders; Electronic System for Travel Authorization; Trusted Traveler Program promotion, including access to Global Entry; Economic impact of travel and the impacts of COVID-19 on travel decline; delaying implementation of the REAL ID Act for air travel; the REAL ID modernization Act (S. 4133) ; expanding access to the Paycheck Protection Program, SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, Main Street Lending Program, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Corporate Credit Facility, Coronavirus Relief Fund, Community Development Block Grant Program, and EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance Program; additional Coronavirus-related economic relief , including the HEALS Act (S.4775, S.4318, S.4320, S.4321, S.Amdt.2508, S.Amdt.2507, S.Amdt.2499, S.Amdt.2652, etc.); the HEROES Act (H.R.6800, H.R.8406), a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (S.4116), a bill to expand eligibility in the Paycheck Protection Program (S.3992), Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.6697), the RESTART Act (S.3814), the RESTAURANTS Act (H.R.7197, S.4012), freezing government per diem rates, and other efforts to help travel-dependent businesses and nonprofit organizations; proposals to stimulate economic activity in the travel industry, including a travel tax credit, a meetings and events tax credit, changes to the food and entertainment business expense deduction, and tourism promotion grants (S.4299, HR.7920); and FY2021 Appropriations, regarding implementation of the REAL ID Act; accelerating CBP and TSAs transition to voluntary biometric identification; infrastructure funding, including the INVEST in America Act (HR.2); the Visit America Act (S.3831, H.R.8480); ; enhancing the Secure Flight and CAT-C programs; the Registered Traveler Act of 2020 (S.3730); and actions needed to restart air travel, including the Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 (S. 4623) and other health, safety, and security measures for airports and air travelers. Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak), Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak); addressing Passport and visa application backlogs. Implementing air bridge pilots and protocols, airport testing standards, pilots and protocols. Restarting VISA applications; restarting passport processing.
2020 · third_quarter · Immigration
Travel visas and work visas (particularly B1/B2, J-1, and H-2B visas); TSA and Customs and Border Protection staffing; the Visit America Act (S.3831, H.R.8480); accelerating CBP and TSAs transition to voluntary biometric identification and actions needed to restart air travel, including health and safety measures for airports and air travelers. Lifting Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak), Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak). Restarting passport application processing; Restarting visa application processing.
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Transportation
Implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005; accelerating CBP and TSAs transition to voluntary biometric identification services for passenger identification at all ports; infrastructure funding, including the INVEST in America Act (HR.2); U.S. DOT discretionary grant programs, including establishing a National Travel Mobility program and funding for the airport improvement program; National Park Deferred Maintenance, including the Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422) and The Restore Our Parks Acts (S. 500, H.R. 1225); The Trusted Traveler REAL ID Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.5827); the REAL ID modernization Act (S. 4133) implementation of The CARES Act (H.R.748), including distribution of loans and grants to airports and TSA relating to economic relief to airports and travel-dependent businesses and organizations, and delaying implementation of the REAL ID Act for air travel; actions needed to restart air travel, including the Visit America Act (S.3831, H.R.8480), the Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 (S. 4623) and other health, safety, and security measures for airports and air travelers; additional Coronavirus-related economic relief, including the HEALS Act (S.4775, S.4318, S.4320, S.4321, S.Amdt.2508, S.Amdt.2507, S.Amdt.2499, S.Amdt.2652, etc.); the HEROES Act (H.R.6800, H.R.8406). Reopening International travel Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9993, 9996, and 10041, Air Bridge pilots, lifting airport funnels, airport passenger testing pilots and procedures. One-year extension of the FAST Act (114-94).
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Issues related to international and general travel; issues affecting consumer choice and market dynamics in the hotel industry; S.2203, Brand USA Extension Act; H.R. 3851, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019; S.3548/H.R.746, the CARES Act; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19; S.4031, American TRIP Act; S.3831 and H.R. 8480, Visit America Act.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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| AK |
| Donna E. Shalala | Democratic | FL |
| Gus M. Bilirakis | Republican | FL |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Jenniffer González-Colón | Republican | PR |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office