American Music Tourism Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The American Music Tourism Act amends the Visit America Act so the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism must identify, facilitate, and promote music-tourism locations and events in the United States. It defines music tourism to include travel to music-related attractions, festivals, concerts, and other live musical events.
The bill folds music tourism into both domestic and international tourism promotion. It also requires the Assistant Secretary, in coordination with relevant federal agencies, to report to the Senate Commerce Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee within one year and every two years after that.
Who Benefits and How
Live music venues, concert promoters, music festivals, music museums, historic recording sites, hospitality businesses, state tourism offices, local tourism bureaus, and communities with music heritage benefit from explicit federal promotion. Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Austin, Detroit, and similar music destinations may gain visitor traffic and tourism spending.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Commerce and Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism must identify music-tourism assets, coordinate with other federal agencies, promote domestic and international travel, and prepare recurring reports. Federal tourism staff must add music tourism to their existing portfolio rather than creating a separate program.
Key Provisions
- Adds music-tourism locations and events to domestic tourism promotion duties.
- Adds music tourism to international travel and tourism competitiveness work.
- Defines music tourism to include attractions, festivals, concerts, and live music events.
- Requires coordination with relevant federal agencies.
- Requires reports to Senate and House committees within one year and every two years thereafter.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the Visit America Act to make music tourism an explicit Commerce Department travel-promotion responsibility and requires recurring congressional reports on music-tourism promotion.
Key Policy Areas
Tourism, Arts and Culture, Economic Development
Primary Purpose
Amends the Visit America Act to make music tourism an explicit Commerce Department travel-promotion responsibility and requires recurring congressional reports on music-tourism promotion.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Live music venues
- Concert promoters
- Music festivals
- Music museums
- Historic recording sites
- Hospitality businesses
- State tourism offices
- Local tourism bureaus
Identified Costs
- Department of Commerce
- Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism
- Federal tourism staff
- Senate Commerce Committee
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2933; …
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz …
Reported by Mr. Cruz, without amendment
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported …
Stakeholder Effects
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Live music venues, concert promoters, and music festivals, Music museums and historic sites (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, recording studio tours)
Department of Commerce (Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism)
Tourism and hospitality businesses in music-rich destinations
States and localities with significant music heritage (Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Austin, Detroit)
International tourism industry marketing U.S. music destinations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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