American Music Tourism Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Passed Senate
Summary
Promote music tourism across the United States by directing the Commerce Department's travel office to spotlight music festivals, venues, and music-related sites for both domestic and international visitors. The bill would also fold music tourism into existing efforts to attract sports and meetings tourists and set regular reporting requirements to Congress.
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- Families and visitors: Tourists would see more promotion of music festivals, concert venues, and music museums, which could raise awareness of places to visit and events to attend.
- Local businesses and destinations: Concert halls, festivals, studios, and music-related sites—including rural and culturally rich areas—would get targeted promotion to attract more visitors and economic activity.
- Federal coordination and oversight: The National Travel and Tourism Office would add music-tourism duties, coordinate with other agencies to boost international music and sports travel, and must report to Congress within 1 year of enactment and every 2 years after on activities, findings, achievements, and vulnerabilities.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More federal promotion for music tourism
If enacted, the bill would require the Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism to identify U.S. places and events important to music tourism. The Assistant Secretary would promote domestic visits and work with federal agencies to boost international business and leisure travel. The bill would push efforts to host large meetings and conferences, highlight rural and cultural destinations, promote sports and recreation events, and promote music festivals and concerts. It would also require a report starting 1 year after enactment and every two years after that on goals, activities, findings, and vulnerabilities.
Clear definition of music tourism
If enacted, the bill would add a legal definition of “music tourism.” The definition would cover travel to visit music sites like museums, studios, and venues. It would also cover travel to attend music festivals, concerts, or other live music events. Agencies would use that definition when they apply this law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Cosponsors
John Hickenlooper
CO • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Bill Hagerty
TN • R
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Gary Peters
MI • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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