S 1023 · 111th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-05-12· Sponsored by Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]· Senate

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Latest: Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653.(2010-09-23)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 2009-09-09
Roll #272
Yea 79Nay 19
PassedSenate · 2009-09-09
Roll #272
Yea 79Nay 19

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as a nonprofit corporation that is not an agency or establishment of the U.S. government. 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 establish and maintain a publicly accessible website. Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund. 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 t…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Jun 9, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 20, 2009</p>

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S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Jun 9, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 20, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans