S. 195 — American Music Tourism Act of 2025

This section amends the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803) to (1) direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, as a domestic promotion responsibility, to identify U.S. locations and events important to music tourism and facilitate and promote domestic travel and tourism to them; (2) revise international business and leisure travel facilitation duties to include promoting international travel and tourism to such music tourism locations and events, alongside large meetings, rural and cultural destinations, and sports and recreation; (3) require the Assistant Secretary to submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, not later than one year after enactment of the American Music Tourism Act of 2025 and every two years thereafter, a report on related activities, findings, achievements, and vulnerabilities; and (4) define “music tourism” in 15 U.S.C. 9801 as traveling to a state or locality to visit music-related attractions (e.g., museums, studios, venues) or attend music festivals, concerts, live performances, or related events.