Senate bill adds creative workers to federal export programs
In committeeS. 1125Latest action
Sponsor: Brian Schatz · Senator · HI
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Official title: Cultural Trade Promotion Act
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
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S 1125 updates trade laws to include artists, musicians, and other creative workers in federal export promotion programs.
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What does this do?
S 1125 directs federal agencies to include creative workers such as musicians, artists, writers, performers, designers, and craftspeople in export promotion strategies. The bill also expands arts and crafts protections and export support previously limited to American Indian communities to now cover Native Hawaiian artists as well. It updates existing programs and committees rather than creating any new federal agency.
Who does it affect?
The bill directly affects small and independent creative workers, including freelancers, small creative businesses, and Native Hawaiian artists and cultural workers across the country. Communities where creative industries are significant to the local economy, including Native American communities, could also be indirectly affected.
Why does it matter?
Federal export promotion efforts have not formally included creative workers or microenterprises, leaving this group without dedicated support from offices like the U.S. Commercial Service. Adding a permanent seat on the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board for a creative industries representative and requiring the Commerce Department and U.S. Postal Service to coordinate on international shipping options could shift how small creative businesses access global markets.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 25, 2025
- Senate committeeYou are here · Mar 25, 2025
- Senate vote
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.