Bills/S. 195

American Music Tourism Act of 2025

American Music Tourism Act of 2025

Passed SenateOtherSenateSenate Bill · 119th Congress
Bill Progress · Senate
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Plain Language Summary

# American Music Tourism Act of 2025 - Summary **What the Bill Does:** The American Music Tourism Act directs the federal government's National Travel and Tourism Office to actively promote travel to U.S. music festivals, concert venues, and other music-related attractions both to American citizens and international visitors. The bill also expands the office's existing role to include promoting international tourism to American sports and recreation events. Essentially, it makes music tourism a formal priority for federal tourism promotion efforts. **Who It Affects:** This bill primarily affects the tourism industry, music venues, festivals, and concert promoters who could benefit from increased federal promotion.

It also impacts international and domestic travelers interested in music and sports tourism. The bill creates a reporting requirement for the National Travel and Tourism Office, which must inform Congress about its promotional activities and findings every two years. **Current Status:** The bill has already passed the Senate and is moving through the legislative process. It's a relatively modest proposal that aims to boost tourism revenue by leveraging America's music and sports attractions as economic assets.

CRS Official Summary

American Music Tourism Act of 2025This bill directs the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) of the Department of Commerce to promote tourism to music-related and sports attractions.The bill requires NTTO to promote domestic and international travel and tourism to U.S. music festivals, concert venues, and other music-related attractions and locations. The bill also expands NTTO's current mandate to facilitate sports and recreation events and activities to include the promotion of international travel and tourism to such activities in the United States.NTTO must report its activities and findings to Congress within one year after the bill's enactment and, thereafter, every two years.

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Latest Action

May 15, 2025

Held at the desk.

Subjects

Congressional oversightMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersMusicPerforming artsTravel and tourism

Sponsor

5 cosponsors

Key Dates

Introduced
January 22, 2025
Last Updated
May 15, 2025
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