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S. 3220

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3220, the VISIT USA Act, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 19, 2025 by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Nov 19, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 3220 has 9 co-sponsors.

sb3220/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3220 IS: Vital Investment in Sustaining International Tourism to the USA Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3220  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 19, 2025   Mr. Sullivan  (for himself,  Ms. Klobuchar ,  Mrs. Capito , and  Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To transfer $160,000,000 from the Travel Promotion Fund to Brand USA.
1.
Short titles
This Act may be cited as the   Vital Investment in Sustaining International Tourism to the USA Act   or the   VISIT USA Act  .
2.
Availability of amounts from the Travel Promotion Fund for Brand USA
(a)
In general
Subject to subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall transfer, from unobligated balances remaining available from fees collected pursuant to section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) ) before October 1, 2025, and credited to the Travel Promotion Fund established under subsection (d)(1) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(1) ), $160,000,000 to the Corporation for Travel Promotion (commonly known as  Brand USA ).
(b)
Applicability of certain provisions
(1)
Exemption from maximum transfer amount
The transfer authorized under subsection (a) shall be exempt from the limitation described in subsection (d)(2) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(2) ).
(2)
Matching requirement; carryforward
The provisions set forth in paragraphs (3) and (4)(A) of subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ) shall apply to amounts made available under subsection (a).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-19
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to transfer $160,000,000 from the Travel Promotion Fund to Brand USA.

Sponsors

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) sponsors S. 3220, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3220 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Nov 19, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 3220 has taken 2 actions since Nov 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 19, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Nov 19, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3220 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3220, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3220 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • VISIT USA Act — Display Title
  • VISIT USA Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Vital Investment in Sustaining International Tourism to the USA Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to transfer $160,000,000 from the Travel Promotion Fund to Brand USA. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 7 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named S. 3220 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Travel/Tourism, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Immigration, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Natural Resources, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONTrade association to promote the U.S. travel, hospitality and tourism industry.District of Columbia35$60K
HILTON WORLDWIDE—Virginia12—
WALNUT HILL ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF LOEWS HOTELS & COstrategic advisory firm on behalf of a hospitality companyNew York11$20K
AIRBNB, INC.—California11—
JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION13—
HILTON WORLDWIDE12—
AIRBNB, INC.11—
ANCHOR SOLUTIONS LLC11$30K
HILL EAST GROUP, LLC11$30K
JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC11—
OGR11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW NEWHART113
ERICA JONES113
ERIK HANSEN113
NICOLE PORTER113
RYAN PROPIS113
BRITTANY CAREY112
ELIZABETH JAFARI112
AINDRIU COLGAN111
ALISSA CLEES111
AQUILA POWELL111
BRAD GENTILE111
BRIDGET HOGAN111
COURTNEY HOUSTON-CARTER111
EBEN PECK111
EILEEN BRADEN111
ELI WOERPEL111
ELIZABETH HERMAN111
ERIN O'CONNOR ELLIOTT111
GORDON TAYLOR111
HILARY WEST111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLCJPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC2026 second_quarter$1.2M2nd Quarter - Report
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONU.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$800K2nd Quarter - Report
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONU.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$800K1st Quarter - Report
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONU.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$800K4th Quarter - Report
HILTON WORLDWIDEHILTON WORLDWIDE2026 first_quarter$690K1st Quarter - Report
AIRBNB, INC.AIRBNB, INC.2026 second_quarter$480K2nd Quarter - Report
HILTON WORLDWIDEHILTON WORLDWIDE2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONHILL EAST GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONANCHOR SOLUTIONS LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
WALNUT HILL ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF LOEWS HOTELS & COOGR2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3220 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3220’s is Commerce.

s3220/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com