The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2025
HR 617 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Diana Harshbarger (R)

American Music Tourism Act of 2025

Directs the Commerce Department to promote tourism to U.S. music festivals, venues, and related attractions.

Tradeoff

Expands the National Travel and Tourism Office's duties to market music and sports tourism. No funding or spending changes specified in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over 10 years for federal administration and reporting.

The $500,000 or less is just the federal cost to staff and operate a music tourism promotion program within Commerce — the policy's real effect is on the private travel, hospitality, and music industries' ability to attract tourists through federal marketing support.

H.R. 617, American Music Tourism Act of 2025 · Jun 2025

Passed the House by on April 28, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 22, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Jan 22, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 52 - 1(Apr 8, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-69.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 28, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Apr 29, 2025)