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H.R. 6965: Visit America Act

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H.R. 6965: Visit America Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-07 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 466 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR6965 (2022-09-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Visit America Act

Plain summary

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 annual goals for the number of international visitors to the United States and for tourism commerce. The bill also establishes the role of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, whose responsibilities shall include setting an annual goal for the number of international visitors to the United States and facilitating international business travel to the United States. Further, the assistant secretary must develop and implement a COVID-19 pandemic recovery strategy to assist the recovery of the U.S. travel and tourism industry. 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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Official text

Visit America Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ed Case (D-HI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Darren Soto (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6965 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117