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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Sep 9, 2009
Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as an independent nonprofit corporation. 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 develop and maintain a publicly accessible website.
Requires the Corporation to establish annual objectives and an annual marketing plan and to submit an annual Corporation activities report to Congress.
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Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund and requires non-federal matching funds.
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 the travel and tourism industry represented on the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of Commerce the Office of Travel Promotion, to be headed by a Director.
Requires that the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries expand its research and development activities to promote international travel to the United States. Authorizes appropriations.
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Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D–ND
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Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1653, papers are returned to the Senate.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 19. Record Vote Number: 272. (text: CR S9170-9172)
Senate roll call 272 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 19. Record Vote Number: 272.(text: CR S9170-9172)
Senate roll call 272 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S9153-9158, S9158, S9159-9160, S9160-9161, S9161-9166, S9170-9172)
Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with instructions fell in Senate. (consideration: CR S9118)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9118-9123)
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 71.
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6870-6882)
Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with instructions that the Committee report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1351) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6840; text: CR S6840)
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6840; text: CR S6840)
The committee amendments were withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6840)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6840)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6706)
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S6683-6687, S6706-6710; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6707-6709)
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 3. Record Vote Number: 208. (consideration: CR S6628-6630, S6630-6640; text: CR S6628)
Senate roll call 208 · Individual votesCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6526; text: CR S6526)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6526-6528)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller under authority of the order of the Senate of 06/04/2009 with amendments. With written report No. 111-25.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller under authority of the order of the Senate of 06/04/2009 with amendments. With written report No. 111-25.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5430)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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