Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Greer highlighting Nevada’s priorities and pushing for the inclusion of two of her bipartisan bills.
Push for the inclusion of bipartisan bills supporting travel, tourism, and supply chain security in the 2026 USMCA review.
Occurrences
Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act to ensure that the United States is working with Canada and Mexico, America’s two largest trading partners, to support our travel and tourism industry... The USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act would require that the U.S. Trade Representative advocate for the establishment of a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group as part of the upcoming Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Evidence
Ahead of the July 2026 review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Greer highlighting Nevada’s priorities and pushing for the inclusion of two of her bipartisan bills. In the letter, she urges Ambassador Greer to focus on actions that will strengthen the trade agreement while encouraging more collaboration on travel and tourism, as well as on actions to curb the risk of investments by the Chinese Communist Party in North American supply chains.
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act to ensure that the United States is working with Canada and Mexico, America’s two largest trading partners, to support our travel and tourism industry.
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) cosponsored bipartisan legislation to restore full funding for Brand USA, a critical program that helps drive international tourism, after the Republican tax law slashed the program’s funding by 80 percent.
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced legislation to strengthen the domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets, which are critical components of cell phones, computers, defense systems, and vehicles, but are almost exclusively made in China.
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to strengthen border security by helping U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) better integrate innovative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, infrared sensing, and nanotechnology at the border.
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) along with U.S. House of Representatives Steven Horsford (D-Nev.-04), Darin LaHood (R-Ill.-04), and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-20) unveiled the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021, legislation that would provide comprehensive relief and recovery measures for the convention, trade show, entertainment, travel and hospitality industries and their workers.
Assessments
Senator Cortez Masto actively introduced and advocated for bipartisan bills and initiatives supporting travel, tourism, and supply chain security, and communicated these priorities ahead of the 2026 USMCA review. However, there is no evidence the bills were included in the USMCA review or that their provisions were formally adopted in the agreement. The promise was to push for inclusion, and substantial, bipartisan legislative and advocacy efforts were made, but the final outcome—successful inclusion—has not been demonstrated.