American Royalties Too Act of 2025

This bill would change U.S. copyright law to better protect visual artists. It would make sure their rights are clearly secured and require that artists get a royalty payment when their artwork is resold. It also sets up a system to collect these resale royalties for visual art, added to copyright law as a new rule for collecting resale royalties.

Key points

• Who is affected: visual artists and people or businesses that resell visual art.
• What changes: artists would receive a payment when their work is resold; a collection system for these royalties would be created; artists’ rights are reinforced in copyright law.
• When: would apply if and when the bill becomes law (the text shown does not give timing details).