S. 1023: Travel Promotion Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-12 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 4 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 272 (2009): On Passage of the Bill, S1023 (2009-09-09), Bill Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Plain summary

Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as an independent nonprofit corporation. 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, counter and correct misperceptions regarding U.S. entry policy, and promote U.S. travel. Requires the Corporation to develop and maintain a publicly accessible website. Requires the Corporation to establish annual objectives and an annual marketing plan and to submit an annual Corporation activities report to Congress. Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund and requires non-federal matching funds. 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 represented on the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of Commerce the Office of Travel Promotion, to be headed by a Director. Requires that the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries expand its research and development activities to promote international travel to the United States. Authorizes appropriations.

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Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · 53 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (2009-06-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (2009-06-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), John Thune (R-SD), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mark R. Warner (D-VA)

Recorded votes

Senate vote 208 (2009): On the Cloture Motion, S1023 (2009-06-16): Cloture Motion Agreed to
Senate vote 211 (2009): On the Cloture Motion, S1023 (2009-06-22): Cloture Motion Rejected
Senate vote 271 (2009): On the Cloture Motion, S1023 (2009-09-08): Cloture Motion Agreed to
Senate vote 272 (2009): On Passage of the Bill, S1023 (2009-09-09): Bill Passed

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1023.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s1023 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111