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Cultural Trade Promotion Act

USA119th CongressS-1125| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2025
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (1)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Cultural Trade Promotion Act seeks to significantly promote exports originating from creative industries and occupations , as well as microenterprises, within the United States. It defines "creative industry or occupation" broadly to encompass sectors like design, crafts, music, visual and performing arts, literature, and expressions of Native cultures, emphasizing their economic impact and potential for self-sufficiency. This legislation also includes a definition for "Native American" culture in the context of its provisions. The bill amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to ensure that the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee explicitly include microenterprises and creative industries in their export promotion strategies. It expands the promotion of Native American arts and crafts to include Native Hawaiian arts and crafts and businesses. Furthermore, it mandates collaboration between key Commerce Department officials and the Postmaster General to improve access to reliable international shipping for microenterprises and small businesses, and adds a permanent representative of creative industries to the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board .
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Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • March 25, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Cultural Trade Promotion Act

USA119th CongressS-1125| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2025
The Cultural Trade Promotion Act seeks to significantly promote exports originating from creative industries and occupations , as well as microenterprises, within the United States. It defines "creative industry or occupation" broadly to encompass sectors like design, crafts, music, visual and performing arts, literature, and expressions of Native cultures, emphasizing their economic impact and potential for self-sufficiency. This legislation also includes a definition for "Native American" culture in the context of its provisions. The bill amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to ensure that the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee explicitly include microenterprises and creative industries in their export promotion strategies. It expands the promotion of Native American arts and crafts to include Native Hawaiian arts and crafts and businesses. Furthermore, it mandates collaboration between key Commerce Department officials and the Postmaster General to improve access to reliable international shipping for microenterprises and small businesses, and adds a permanent representative of creative industries to the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board .
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Timeline
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • March 25, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (1)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted