House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Visit America Act

H.R. 8480Introduced Oct 1, 2020Policy area: Commerce

Sponsor: Rep. Ed Case D-HI

Where it went

IntroducedOct 1, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 1, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8480.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 171, October 1, 2020, Pages H5639-H5640):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 1, 2020 ↗
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 7 Democrats

5 of 12 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donna Shalala (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Case.

Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress · HI-1 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.