3.0.0 1850 2022-11-01T13:51:07Z 2022-11-01T13:51:07Z Senate S 2019-06-13 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-06-13T20:10:14Z Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2019 116 3248 HR 2019-06-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2019-06-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-06-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-07-18 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-09-09 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Legal fees and court costs Music Performing arts Professional sports Retail and wholesale trades Commerce 00 2019-06-13 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-09T19:02:58Z Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue rules regarding transparency in primary and secondary ticket sales. Specifically, the rules must

  • require ticket sellers to make specified disclosures to purchasers, including with respect to ancillary charges and refunds;
  • require ticket sellers to include ancillary charges in refunds to purchasers;
  • prohibit a primary ticket seller from restricting the ability of a purchaser to resell tickets;
  • prohibit certain secondary ticket sales by employees of entities that are involved in hosting, promoting, performing in, or selling tickets to events;
  • prohibit the secondary sale of a ticket for the same seat to multiple persons at the same time; and
  • include other specified requirements and prohibitions related to ticket sales.

The bill provides for enforcement of the rules by the FTC and state attorneys general.

The FTC must report on its enforcement actions with respect to the ticket market.

]]> Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2019 Display Title Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1850is/xml/BILLS-116s1850is.xml 2019-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.