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H.R. 617 · 119th Congress

American Music Tourism Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 22, 2025Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1635-1636)

  4. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 617.

  5. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1635-1637)

  6. House

    Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  7. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 46.

  8. House

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-69.

  9. House

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 1.

  10. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  11. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  12. Introduced in House