S. 504Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

1 recorded action150 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Mazie K. Hirono [D-HI]
Cosponsors: 3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Immigration
Committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Latest action: Nov 2, 2017 · Became Public Law No: 115-79.

IntroducedMar 2, 2017
Passed the SenateSep 26, 2017
Passed the HouseOct 23, 2017
Sent to the PresidentOct 26, 2017
Became lawNov 2, 2017

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 23, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card (ABT Card) to an individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen, (2) has been approved and is in good standing in an existing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) international trusted traveler program, and (3) is engaged in business in the Asia-Pacific region or is a U.S. government official engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business.

The bill: (1) transfers card program authority from the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (APECBTC Act) to the Homeland Security Act of 2002; and (2) makes the program, which is scheduled to end on September 30, 2018, permanent.

The CBP shall: (1) integrate application procedures for, and issuance, renewal, and revocation of, ABT cards with existing DHS international trusted traveler programs; (2) prescribe and collect a fee for card issuance and renewal, and (3) notify Congress if card program expenditures exceed collected amounts.

The bill establishes in the Treasury an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account (Account).

(Sec. 3) Amounts in the travel card account under the APECBTC Act are transferred to the Account and shall be available for expenses incurred with any card, and such Act is repealed. A card issued pursuant to such Act before the date of enactment of this bill shall remain valid until it expires.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 504 as public Law on Nov 2, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 570

House Oct 23, 2017

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

401 Yea 2 Nay 29 not voting

Crossed both parties 2 of 403 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Republicans.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members432 members

Democratic194 members

Republican238 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 504 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RSteve Daines [R-MT]Original

DAmy Klobuchar [D-MN]Joined Mar 28, 2017

RCory Gardner [R-CO]Joined May 8, 2017

Loading the public record

S. 504Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 570

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

S. 504Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 570

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Who lobbied on S. 5042 organizations

Who lobbied on S. 5042 organizations