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S195119th Congress

American Music Tourism Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

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Summary

Music tourism becomes a national travel priority by directing the National Travel and Tourism Office to promote travel to U.S. music festivals, concert venues, museums, studios, and other music sites.

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  • Travelers and music fans: Expect more federal promotion of live-music events and destinations, which could raise awareness of concerts, festivals, and music museums.
  • Venues, festivals, and local economies: Historic and modern music sites, from small venues to major festivals, gain a clearer federal role in marketing that may increase visitor interest.
  • Rural and cultural destinations: The law asks the Office to emphasize rural and other culturally or ecologically rich destinations for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions and to promote sports and recreation events.
  • Congress and planners: The Office must report to Congress within 1 year and then every 2 years on goals, activities, achievements, and vulnerabilities related to music, sports, and travel promotion.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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More federal promotion for music tourism

The law requires Commerce’s travel and tourism office to identify U.S. music destinations and events and promote domestic travel to them. Music tourism includes visits to historic and modern music sites, museums, studios, and venues of all sizes, plus festivals, concerts, and other live music events. The office must work with federal agencies to promote international business and leisure travel, including trips to these music destinations. Its duties also cover large meetings, reward trips, conferences, exhibitions, and travel to U.S. sports and recreation events. It must highlight rural, cultural heritage, nature tourism, and other uniquely American destinations as places to host international gatherings. Within 1 year after enactment and every 2 years afterward, it must report to Congress on travel goals, activities, findings, achievements, and weaknesses. The law provides no direct household payments or specific funding amount.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 3/25/2025

  • Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

    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

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