Living Wage for Musicians Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5664 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5664 To establish the Artist Compensation Royalty Fund, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Ramirez, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Artist Compensation Royalty Fund, 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 ``Living Wage for Musicians Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ARTIST COMPENSATION ROYALTY FUND. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Register, with the approval of the Librarian of Congress, shall designate an eligible entity to establish and administer a fund to be known as the Artist Compensation Royalty Fund. (2) Notice of designation in federal register.--Not later than 30 days after the eligible entity is designated under paragraph (1), the Register shall publish a notice in the Federal Register that-- (A) includes the contact information for the eligible entity; and (B) the reason for why the Register designated the eligible entity under such paragraph. (b) Deposit of Amounts Into Fund.-- (1) Deposit.--The Fund Administrator shall deposit into the Fund any amounts received by the Fund Administrator under paragraph (2) or (3). (2) Amounts from service providers.--Not later than the last day of the first calendar quarter after the calendar quarter in which the Fund Administrator is designated, and each calendar quarter thereafter, a service provider shall provide to the Fund Administrator, for deposit into t