WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on passage of bipartisan bills to reauthorize Brand USA and the SAFE WEB Act during today’s full committee markup.
“While we may disagree on whether Oregon or Washington has the better wine, we cannot disagree on the importance of the bipartisan bills advanced today. Reauthorizing Brand USA will drive foreign tourism to the United States, which will help boost local economies, grow jobs, and settle our heated debate in the Pacific Northwest. We are also bolstering our protections against malicious cyber-attacks by reauthorizing the SAFE WEB Act, which will allow us to continue to advance in the digital age with confidence and security. These bipartisan bills further this Committee’s commitment to advancing consumer safety and America’s economic interests, and we look forward to moving the legislation through the House," said Walden and Rodgers
Background:
Today the Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the following bills to the House
H.R. 3851, the “Brand USA Extension Act", introduced by Energy and Commerce Reps. Bilirakis (R-FL), Long (R-MO), and Welch (D-VT): This legislation extends funding for the Corporation for Travel Promotion (aka Brand USA), a national, coordinated marketing organization to promote international travel to the United States, through Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 and raises the fee for using the electronic system for travel authorization.
H.R. 4779, to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders (US SAFEWEB) Act of 2006, introduced by Energy and Commerce Reps. Rodgers (R-WA), Bucshon (R-IN), and Kelly (D-IL): This legislation reauthorizes the U.S. SAFE WEB Act, which amended the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act to improve the FTC’s ability to combat unfair or deceptive acts or practices that are international in scope, through FY 2027 and requires the FTC to issue a report to Congress describing the Commission’s use of and experience with the authority granted by the Act.
