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HR5664119th CongressWALLET

Living Wage for Musicians Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative 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.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

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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