To promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
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14 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“the daily leader: thursday, september 29, 2022”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Sep 28, 2022
“the daily leader: wednesday, september 28, 2022”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Sep 27, 2022
“the weekly leader: friday, september 23, 2022”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Sep 23, 2022
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Sep 28, 2021
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Mar 7, 2022
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Introduced
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May 26, 2022
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Considered by Innovation, Data, and Commerce
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Sep 21, 2022
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 23, 2022
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Text Published
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Sep 28, 2022
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Sep 29, 2022
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Nov 15, 2022
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 22, 2022
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 23, 2022
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House Agreed to Changes
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Dec 29, 2022
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 6965 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6965. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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