# 119-hr-5664: Living Wage for Musicians Act of 2025

119-hr-5664, Living Wage for Musicians Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5664
- Congress: 119
- Title: Living Wage for Musicians Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New royalty fund pays artists quarterly: benefit, medium. 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 yo…
- Streaming subscriptions would add $4-$10 fee: cost, low. 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 quar…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-1111: Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5664 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5664)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-1111: Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1111)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5664 (as of 2026-04-21).