S 1023 · 111th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
Travel Promotion Act of 2009
Bill Progress
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EnactedLatest: 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
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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 OfficeS. 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>
Full CBO report ↗S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009
Jun 9, 2009Cost 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