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A bill to communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from abroad. 11/27/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Travel Promotion Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Establishes as a nonprofit corporation the Corporation for Travel Promotion to develop and execute a plan to: (1) provide information to foreign tourists and others interested in traveling to the United States; (2) counter and correct misperceptions regarding U.S. travel policy; (3) maximize the economic and diplomatic benefits of travel to the United States; (4) ensure that international travel to the United States benefits all states and the District of Columbia; and (5) give travel promotion priority to countries and populations most likely to travel to the United States. Requires fiscal accountability and annual audits of the Corporation, as well as an annual report from the Corporation [...] show full description
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- 11/27/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/16/2007 with amendments. With written report No. 110-233.
- 11/27/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m.
- 06/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7900-7901)
show all actions- 11/27/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/16/2007 with amendments. With written report No. 110-233.
- 11/27/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m.
- 06/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7900-7901)
- 06/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7901-7903)
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