3.0.0 4795 2023-01-11T13:16:25Z 2023-01-11T13:16:25Z House H HR 2010-03-09 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-03-09T17:34:08Z 2010-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 N T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2010-03-09 True Commerce Competition and antitrust Consumer affairs Retail and wholesale trades Commerce 00 2010-03-09 Introduced in House 2010-04-30T15:16:46Z Ticket Act - Makes it unlawful for any: (1) ticket issuer to prohibit or restrict the resale or offering for resale of an event ticket by a lawful possessor; and (2) person to engage in the primary or resale market for event ticket sales without complying with the consumer protection minimum standards specified in this Act.

Treats a violation of such prohibitions as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Provides for state enforcement of such prohibitions. Prohibits state action during the pendency of an enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Exempts from such prohibitions resale restrictions imposed by: (1) sponsors or promoters of charitable events for which all tickets are distributed without charge; and (2) not-for-profit educational institutions for athletic events involving their athletes or teams with respect to tickets initially distributed to students, faculty, staff, or alumni without charge, or to members of bona fide booster organizations.

]]> Ticket Act Display Title Ticket Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit restrictions on the resale of event tickets sold in interstate commerce as an unfair or deceptive act or practice. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ticket Act Introduced in House 2010-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4795ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4795ih.xml 2010-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.