HR 617
Passed a chamber
Directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism to identify and promote music-related destinations and events for both domestic and international visitors, and defines music tourism for the Visit America Act.
Official title: American Music Tourism Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
22-JAN-2025
Referred
22-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
08-APR-2025
Reported
24-APR-2025
On the calendar
24-APR-2025
Passed
28-APR-2025
Senate
Received
29-APR-2025
- Adds music tourism to the travel promotion duties of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, covering domestic and international travel.
- Defines music tourism as traveling to visit music-related attractions such as museums, studios, and venues, or to attend festivals, concerts, or other live musical performances.
- Requires a report to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee within 1 year of enactment and every 2 years after, covering activities and goals for domestic and international travel.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (22-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 28-APR-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
Arts, Culture, Religion
■ 7 D■ 3 R
7 Democrats
3 Republicans