3.0.0 2669 2023-01-11T13:18:54Z 2023-01-11T13:18:54Z House H HR 2009-06-02 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-03T18:09:03Z Referred to 2009-06-02T18:02:39Z 2009-06-03 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2009-06-02 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-06-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2009-06-03 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2009-06-08 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2009-06-09 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2009-06-09 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2009-06-10 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2009-06-11 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2009-06-11 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2009-06-15 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2009-06-19 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-07-07 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2009-07-15 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2009-07-17 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2009-07-31 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2009-12-11 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2010-01-26 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2010-01-29 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2010-02-22 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Retail and wholesale trades Commerce 00 2009-06-02 Introduced in House 2009-06-23T19:34:55Z Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2009 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules regarding the primary sale, distribution, and pricing of tickets, including regarding: (1) disclosing the number of tickets and the distribution method; (2) printing the date and time of sale on each ticket; (3) disclosure on the seller's website or in promotional material of all ancillary charges; and (4) inclusion of all ancillary charges in any refund.

Requires the FTC to promulgate rules regarding the secondary sale, distribution, and pricing of tickets, including regarding: (1) disclosure if the secondary seller does not possess the ticket at the time of the sale; (2) purchase by a secondary seller during the first 48 hours of ticket availability; (3) disclosure of the distribution method, the face value of each ticket, and the location of the seat or space involved; (4) disclosure that an online marketplace is for secondary sale; (5) resale for a price higher than face value; and (6) disclosure by an online marketplace when the secondary seller is the primary seller, venue, or artist involved.

Requires secondary sellers and online resale marketplaces to register with the FTC.

Treats a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under of the Federal Trade Commission Act and requires the FTC to enforce this Act.

Allows states to bring civil enforcement actions.

Allows state and local laws that provide equal or greater protection to consumers.

]]> Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2009 Display Title Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2669ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2669ih.xml 2009-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.