American Music Tourism Act of 2025
Latest action · Oct 9, 2026 Became Public Law No: 119-121.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2025
- Passed SenateMay 14, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2026
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2026
- Became lawOct 9, 2026Public Law 119-121
Summary
American Music Tourism Act of 2025
This 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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2025 to Apr 1, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Jan 22, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Apr 1, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2025Markup Feb 5, 2025Reported Mar 14, 2025 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2026Signed by President.
- Oct 9, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-121.
- Sep 29, 2026Presented to President.
- Sep 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5666-5667)
- Sep 15, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5666-5667)
- Sep 15, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 15, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 195.
- Sep 15, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 15, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 15, 2025Received in the House.
- May 15, 2025Held at the desk.
- May 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2933; text: CR S2933)
- Mar 14, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-4.
- Mar 14, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.
- Feb 5, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 22, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5666, H5667Text printed H5666 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Diana Harshbarger R-TN, Lizzie Fletcher D-TX | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2933Text printed S2933 | John Thune R-SD | May 14, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 20, 2025S. 195, American Music Tourism Act of 2025As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 5, 2025
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47857 | U.S. Tourism: Recent Developments and Data | Report | Oct 9, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1768 | Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2025 |
| S 4212 | American Music Tourism Act of 2024 | Cross-Congress related bill | Dec 10, 2024 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- American Music Tourism Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- American Music Tourism Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- American Music Tourism Act of 2025
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- American Music Tourism Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 14, 2025Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 14, 2025Reported to Senate
- Jan 22, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
