USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act
Sponsored By: Senator Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced
Summary
Would create a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) to boost North American travel competitiveness, grow exports of travel services, and support tourism jobs. It would direct U.S. trade officials to press for the group's formation during the first joint USMCA review.
Show full summary
- Travel businesses and workers: Would push policies to grow exports of travel services and foster job growth in a sector worth about $1.3 trillion and supporting roughly 15 million U.S. jobs.
- Cross-border visitors and regional economies: Would focus on Canada and Mexico, which together supply roughly half of U.S. international visitors. Canada alone made about 20.4 million visits in 2024 and generated roughly $20.5 billion.
- Government coordination and oversight: Would create a co-chaired forum of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican travel officials with U.S. membership from multiple agencies, require at least annual meetings, and require regular briefings to the Senate Finance and Senate Commerce Committees and to the House Ways and Means and House Energy and Commerce Committees.
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New North America travel working group
If enacted, this bill would require the U.S. Trade Representative to push for a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group during the first USMCA joint review after enactment, subject to section 611. It would define "North America" as the United States, Canada, and Mexico and use the existing statutory meaning of "USMCA." The working group would be co‑chaired by the three governments and include U.S. officials from USTR, Commerce, State, Homeland Security, Interior, Labor, and Transportation, and any other agencies the President names. The group would meet at least annually, advise on boosting North American travel and tourism exports and jobs, and seek industry input including the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. U.S. Government members would regularly brief specified congressional committees (Senate Finance; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce).
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.gov