[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4344 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4344

   To prohibit ticket resale profiteering in or affecting interstate 
                               commerce.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1994

    Mr. Levy (for himself, Mr. King, and Mr. Bryant) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit ticket resale profiteering in or affecting interstate 
                               commerce.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Ticket Resale Prohibition 
Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF TICKET RESALE PROFITEERING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 89 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1822. Ticket profiteering
    ``(a) Whoever knowingly, and for the profit of any individual or 
entity other than a non-profit entity, engages in the resale of a 
ticket, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, at a price that 
exceeds the broker's price, shall be fined under this title.
    ``(b) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `ticket' means any evidence of the right or 
        entry to any place of entertainment;
            ``(2) the term `place of entertainment' means a place where 
        there is any form of entertainment, diversion, recreation, or 
        show, and to which there is an admission charge;
            ``(3) the term `broker's price' means a price $5 greater 
        than--
                    ``(A) the price printed or otherwise indicated on 
                the ticket; or
                    ``(B) in the absence of that, the price set by the 
                operator of the place of entertainment for the 
                admission to that place evidenced by such ticket; and
            ``(4) the term `resale' means any sale of a ticket other 
        than by the operator (or operator's agent) of the place of 
        entertainment to which the ticket pertains.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 89 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1822. Ticket profiteering.''.

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