# 119-hr-4017: American Royalties Too Act of 2025

119-hr-4017, American Royalties Too Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4017
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Royalties Too Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would create a new resale royalty for visual artists** that pays creators a share when their physical artworks are resold through the market after the first sale. The royalty is limited by a percentage and a dollar cap and is collected and distributed through designated collecting societies. - Visual artists and their heirs would receive a royalty on commercial resales priced $5,000 or more. The entitlement runs for the length of the work's copyright and cannot be sold or waived. - Royalties would equal the lesser of 5% of the resale price or $50,000. - Payments must be collected within 90 days of the final payment and sent to visual artists' collecting societies, which must distribute funds at least quarterly after allowable administrative expenses. - On an author’s death the royalty passes to successors with a hierarchy favoring a surviving spouse, children, and grandchildren; if funds remain unclaimed for three years they go to the Copyright Office for artist programs. - The Register of Copyrights would designate collecting societies, set rules and oversee compliance, and must study implementation and report to Congress within five years. The law would take effect one year after enactment.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New resale royalties for visual artists: benefit, high. If enacted, visual artists would get paid when their work is resold through a gallery, dealer, or auction house. The royalty would be 5% of the resale price on sales of $5,000 or more, capped at $50,000 and adjusted each year for inflation. The right would last for the full copyright term and could…
- No copyright notice for visual art: benefit, low. The bill would say the copyright notice rule in section 401 does not apply to works of visual art. This would remove a notice formality for artists and owners of visual art.
- How royalties would be collected and enforced: mixed, medium. The Register of Copyrights would pick collecting societies to handle payments. Societies would follow accounting rules, collect sale details, and pay artists or heirs at least every quarter after deducting allowed admin costs. Only eligible artists or heirs (based on citizenship, where they live, o…
- Rules start one year after enactment: mixed, medium. All changes in this bill would start one year after it becomes law. This delay would push back both payments to artists and new duties for art market businesses.

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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## Sources
- [119-hr-4017 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4017)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4017 (as of 2026-04-21).