S. 1487: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
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S. 1487: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-08-02 · Immigration · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-54.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-08-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-54. (final step reached)
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Official title
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 3, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Secretary of State, during the seven-year period ending on September 30, 2018, to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to eligible persons, including business leaders and U.S. government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business, who are in good standing in an international trusted traveler program of DHS. Authorizes the DHS Secretary to collect a fee for the issuance of such cards that is sufficient to offset the costs associated with carrying out this Act. Establishes in the Treasury an APEC Business Travel Card Account into which such fees shall be deposited.
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Official text
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · 3 cosponsors
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Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] reported raising $985,139 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1487.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1487 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112