USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill states that travel and tourism generated about $1.3 trillion and supported about 15 million U.S. jobs in 2024, that travel and tourism was the top U.S. services export at about $214 billion and a $35 billion trade surplus, and that Canada and Mexico account for about half of international visitation. During the first USMCA joint review after enactment, USTR must advocate creating a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group co-chaired by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. U.S. participants would include USTR and the Departments of Commerce, State, Homeland Security, Interior, Labor, Transportation, and other presidentially selected agencies. The group must seek travel-industry advice, including from the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, discuss competitiveness, services exports, jobs, information exchange, policy collaboration, intercontinental travel, broader international visitation, and initiatives to strengthen North American tourism, meet at least annually, and brief Congress regularly.
Who Benefits and How
Tourism businesses, hotel workers, transportation providers, Canadian visitors, Mexican visitors, and U.S. travel exporters benefit from a trilateral forum focused on border, visitation, competitiveness, and services-export issues. USTR and congressional trade committees benefit from a defined USMCA negotiating objective and regular briefings.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USTR and participating federal agencies must advocate for the working group, staff U.S. participation, consult industry, meet annually, and regularly brief Congress. Canada and Mexico would need to agree through the USMCA process before the working group exists.
Key Provisions
- Requires USTR to advocate for a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group during the next USMCA joint review.
- Directs the working group to include U.S., Canadian, and Mexican government co-chairs and U.S. agencies with travel-related responsibilities.
- Requires consultation with tourism businesses and the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
- Requires annual meetings and regular briefings to congressional trade and commerce committees.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Makes creation of a USMCA Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group a U.S. negotiating objective for the next USMCA joint review, with annual meetings and congressional consultation.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Tourism, Transportation
Primary Purpose
Makes creation of a USMCA Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group a U.S. negotiating objective for the next USMCA joint review, with annual meetings and congressional consultation.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Tourism businesses
- Hotel workers
- Transportation providers
- Canadian visitors
- Mexican visitors
- U.S. travel exporters
Identified Costs
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Transportation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Ms. Titus (for herself, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional trade committees, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Positive-direction: Congressional trade committees
Negative-direction: Office of the United States Trade Representative
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "trade_representative"
- → United States Trade Representative
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A proposed USMCA forum for trilateral travel and tourism competitiveness, services exports, and policy collaboration.
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