House Bill 617
119th Congress(2025-2026)
American Music Tourism Act of 2025
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Passed House on Apr 28, 2025
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to promote music tourism in the United States. The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism is tasked with identifying and promoting music tourism locations and events domestically and internationally, coordinating with federal agencies to increase international business and leisure travel, and reporting on these efforts regularly to Congress. It amends the Visit America Act to include music tourism and defines it as traveling to music-related attractions or attending music festivals and events. Overall, the bill seeks to boost domestic and international travel to music-related destinations and events in the United States.
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Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
617
Congress
119
Policy Area
Arts, Culture, Religion
Arts, Culture, Religion
Primary focus of measure is art, literature, performing arts in all formats; arts and humanities funding; libraries, exhibitions, cultural centers; sound recording, motion pictures, television and film; cultural property and resources; cultural relations; and religion. Measures concerning intellectual property aspects of the arts may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning religious freedom may fall under Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues policy area.
checkPassed on April 28, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1635-1636)
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04/29/2025
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
04/28/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/28/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1635-1636)
04/28/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1635-1636)
04/28/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 617.
04/28/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1635-1637: 1)
04/28/2025
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
04/24/2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 46.
04/24/2025
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-69.
04/08/2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 1.
04/08/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
01/22/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
01/22/2025
Introduced in House
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