The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2026
S 195 Signed into law

Sponsored by Marsha Blackburn (R)

American Music Tourism Act of 2025

Directs the Commerce Department to promote travel to U.S. music festivals, venues, and concerts.

Tradeoff

Expands the National Travel and Tourism Office's duties to include music tourism promotion. Adds minimal federal cost, likely under $10 million annually, to the Commerce Department's existing travel marketing budget.

What's in it

See official bill text

Adds minimal federal cost over 10 years; exact amount not specified in abstract but likely under $10 million annually based on existing Visit America Act funding levels.

The federal cost is primarily administrative overhead for the Commerce Department to add music tourism promotion to its existing travel and tourism marketing efforts; the policy's real impact is on music venues and destinations that gain federal promotional support.

S. 195, American Music Tourism Act of 2025 · Feb 2025

The Senate passed this by on May 14, 2025. The House passed it by on September 15, 2026, and it was signed into law on October 9, 2026.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 22, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jan 22, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Feb 5, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-4.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 14, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(May 15, 2025)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 15, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Sep 29, 2026)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Oct 9, 2026)