Living Wage for Musicians Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
Introduced
Summary
Artist Compensation Royalty Fund would create a new fed-supported royalty system paid for by a streaming "living wage" fee so musicians get regular royalty payments from services.
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- 90% of Fund money goes to eligible featured artists who register, and 10% funds payments for non‑featured artists via the AFM/SAG‑AFTRA distribution fund.
- Streaming services must collect the fee, keep streaming and revenue records for 3 years, provide data under Fund rules, and face audits and penalties for noncompliance.
- Subscribers would see an extra charge collected by providers equal to 50% of the subscription (displayed as a separate line item); that fee is excluded from providers' revenue calculations.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New royalty fund pays artists quarterly
If enacted, the Register would pick one nonprofit to run a new Artist Compensation Royalty Fund. The Fund would take money from a new streaming fee and other sources. Each quarter, 90% would go to registered featured artists and 10% to non‑featured artists. Your featured‑artist check would match your share of qualifying streams, capped at 1,000,000 streams per master per month. You would need to register and give payment info; unclaimed money would be held in trust and could return to the Fund if not identified in time.
Streaming subscriptions would add $4-$10 fee
Streaming services would add a living wage fee to your bill. The fee would be 50% of your subscription, but at least $4 and at most $10 each billing. The fee would show as a separate line item. Providers would send those fees, plus 10% of their non‑subscription revenue, to the artist fund each quarter. The Fund Administrator could require reports, audits, and set penalties for noncompliance.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/6/2026
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 1/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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