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US Congress · H.R. 4017 · In committee

American Royalties Too Act of 2025

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-06-17
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “American Royalties Too Act of 2025 Read the full text

Commerce

What it does

The bill would give visual artists a royalty when an art market professional resells their artwork for $5,000 or more. The royalty equals 5 percent of the resale price, capped at $50,000, paid within 90 days to a collecting society for quarterly payment to the artist or heirs. An artist qualifies by citizenship or residence in the US or a country with a similar resale royalty law, or if the artwork was first created in the US or such a country. The royalty can never be sold or waived.
Written by AI from the complete official bill text and independently fact-checked against it. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · 2025-06-17

In the House.

Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next · the next step

Official documents

The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
3
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (2025-06-17).