S. 1633: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2010
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S. 1633: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-08-06 · Immigration · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 723.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-08-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2010
Plain summary
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Secretary of State, to: (1) establish the APEC Business Travel Program, under which the DHS Secretary may issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to eligible U.S. citizens, including business leaders and government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business, provided such an individual is first approved in one of the international trusted traveler programs of DHS, such as Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI.; and (2) cease issuance of such cards in the interest of the United States. Authorizes the DHS Secretary to collect a fee for such cards, the revenues from which shall not exceed Program costs in a fiscal year. Establishes in the Treasury an APEC Business Travel Program Account, into which such fees shall be deposited.
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2010
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Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · 1 cosponsors
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1633.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1633 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111