H.R. 617 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Apr 28, 2025. Received Apr 29, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryPromotes music tourism across the United States
The bill asks the National Travel and Tourism Office (part of the Commerce Department) to actively promote travel to U.S. music festivals, concert venues, and other music-related attractions—both to Americans planning trips and to visitors from other countries. It also expands the office's job to include promoting international travel to U.S. sports and recreation events. The office has to report back to Congress on what it's doing and what it learns.
How it affects you
This mainly affects music venues, festivals, and the tourism industry that depends on visitors. If you attend concerts or music festivals, you might see more marketing efforts to draw people to these events. The change is designed to boost travel to these attractions, which could benefit local businesses and communities that host music and sports events.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 22, 2025)
American Music Tourism Act of 2025
This bill directs the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) of the Department of Commerce to promote tourism to music-related and sports attractions.
The bill requires NTTO to promote domestic and international travel and tourism to U.S. music festivals, concert venues, and other music-related attractions and locations. The bill also expands NTTO's current mandate to facilitate sports and recreation events and activities to include the promotion of international travel and tourism to such activities in the United States.
NTTO must report its activities and findings to Congress within one year after the bill's enactment and, thereafter, every two years.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 617
AN ACT
American Music Tourism Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1) · Introduced Jan 22, 2025 · Arts, Culture, Religion · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 29, 2025: “Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.