The Cultural Trade Promotion Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
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The bill has strong bipartisan support and focuses on small business growth, which is generally popular, but it still needs to move through the committee process.
Key Points
This bill helps artists, musicians, and designers sell their work to people in other countries. It directs government trade agencies to create specific plans to promote American creative industries on the global stage.
The plan focuses on very small businesses, often called microenterprises. These are typically businesses with very few employees that might struggle to navigate the complicated rules of selling products overseas without extra help.
It expands federal support for Native Hawaiian businesses to match the help already given to American Indian businesses. This includes promoting traditional crafts and arts to international buyers to help these local economies grow.
The Commerce Department and the Postmaster General must work together to improve international shipping. The goal is to make sure small businesses can get their products to customers around the world quickly and reliably.
A new permanent seat will be created on the national Travel and Tourism Advisory Board for someone from the creative industry. This ensures that the voices of artists and performers are heard when the government makes decisions about tourism.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Mar 25, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Cultural Trade Promotion Act
Bill NumberS 1125
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
