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Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to seek creation of a USMCA Travel and Tourism Working Group to coordinate North American tourism policy, industry input, and congressional briefings.
The bill trades modest new federal costs and potential regulatory complexity for clearer trade definitions and coordinated USMCA-driven efforts to boost North American tourism, which could increase jobs and visitors but may favor larger players and strain local infrastructure.
Small businesses and workers in travel, tourism, hospitality, and transportation will gain more customers and job opportunities because the bill creates a USMCA-focused forum and coordinated efforts to promote North American tourism and exports.
Importers, exporters, and federal agencies will have clearer, more consistent legal definitions of 'North America' because the bill references the USMCA definition, reducing uncertainty in cross-border trade rules.
Travelers and taxpayers may experience smoother cross-border travel and simplified entry or transport policies because trilateral coordination can streamline procedures between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Taxpayers and federal agencies will face new administrative and staffing costs because the bill creates and staffs a USMCA working group and may require agencies to update guidance and forms.
Small businesses and some traders could be disadvantaged or face unexpected compliance costs because the bill's narrower statutory definitions and coordinated initiatives may create edge cases or favor larger industry players with better access to policymakers.
Middle-class families, state and local governments, and regulators could see policy attention and regulatory flexibility diverted because prioritizing tourism facilitation and trilateral coordination can shift focus away from other cross-border issues and complicate domestic rulemaking.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Official title: To direct the United States Trade Representative to prioritize the formation of a working group on travel and tourism during the next joint review conducted under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 9, 2026 by Alice Costandina Titus · Last progress February 9, 2026
Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to seek creation of a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group under the USMCA during the first joint USMCA review after enactment. The working group would be co-chaired by the three countries, include multiple U.S. agencies, solicit industry input, meet at least annually, pursue measures to boost North American travel and tourism, and provide regular briefings to specified congressional committees. Declares the congressional view that travel and tourism is a large U.S. economic sector and that closer USMCA cooperation on travel and tourism would support exports, jobs, and competitiveness between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.