# 117-hr-6965: Visit America Act

117-hr-6965, Visit America Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6965
- Congress: 117
- Title: Visit America Act
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2022-03-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 travel exports. The bill also establishes the role of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, whose responsibilities shall include (1) setting an annual goal for the number of international visitors to the United States, (2) providing support for improved visitor visa processing, and (3) promoting travel exports abroad. 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.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 325 | 93 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6965 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6965)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3807)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
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