Bill Summary
The American Music Tourism Act of 2024 is a bill that aims to promote and support music tourism in the United States. It amends the Visit America Act to include responsibilities for the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism to identify and promote domestic and international travel to locations and events related to music tourism. The bill also includes reporting requirements and provides a definition for music tourism. The goal of this legislation is to boost tourism and economic growth in the music industry by highlighting the importance of music-related attractions and events in the US.
Possible Impacts
1. Increased promotion of music tourism destinations: The American Music Tourism Act of 2024 would require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism to identify and promote locations and events in the United States that are important to music tourism. This could lead to a boost in tourism and economic growth for those destinations, but could also potentially lead to overcrowding and strain on local resources.
2. Improved international business travel: The Act also aims to facilitate international business travel by promoting music tourism destinations and events to international travelers. This could lead to an increase in business opportunities and cultural exchange, but may also have an impact on local communities and cultures as they become more exposed to global influences.
3. Reporting requirements and goal setting: The Act also requires the Assistant Secretary to submit an annual report on the goals and achievements related to music tourism. This could potentially hold the government accountable for promoting sustainable and responsible tourism practices, but could also create pressure and expectations for specific destinations and events to meet certain goals.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8843 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8843
To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2024
Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself and Ms. Barragan) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Music Tourism Act of
2024''.
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR
TRAVEL AND TOURISM.
(a) Domestic Travel and Tourism.--Section 605(b) of the Visit
America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) identifying locations and events in the United States
that are important to music tourism and promoting domestic
travel and tourism to those sites and events.''.
(b) Facilitation of International Business Travel.--Section 605(d)
of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) identifying locations and events in the United States
that are important to music tourism and promoting international
travel and tourism to those sites and events.''.
(c) Reporting Requirements.--Section 605(f) of the Visit America
Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Report on goals relating to domestic and
international travel.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the American Music Tourism Act of 2024, and each
year thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the
Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion of the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report of activities, findings, achievements,
and vulnerabilities relating to the goals described in
subsections (a) through (d).''.
(d) Definition.--Section 605 of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C.
9803), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(g) Music Tourism Defined.--For the purposes of this section, the
term `music tourism' means--
``(1) the act of traveling to a State or locality to visit
historic or modern day music-related attractions, including
museums, studios, venues of all sizes, and other sites related
to music; or
``(2) the act of traveling to a State or locality to attend
a music festival, a concert, or other live musical
performance.''.
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