American Music Tourism Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 by Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Signed into law.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Oct 9, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-121.
- Oct 9, 2026Signed by President.
- Sep 29, 2026Presented to President.
- Sep 15, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5666-5667)
- Sep 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5666-5667)
- Sep 15, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 195.
- Sep 15, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5666-5667)
- Sep 15, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 15, 2025Held at the desk.
- May 15, 2025Received in the House.
- May 15, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 14, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2933; text: CR S2933)
- May 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 14, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.
- Mar 14, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-4.
- Feb 5, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 22, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jan 22, 2025Introduced in Senate