[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3951 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3951

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit ticket scalping.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 1998

 Mr. Ackerman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit ticket scalping.

    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 ``Ticket Scalping Reduction Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. TICKET SCALPING PROHIBITED.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 89 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1822. Ticket scalping
    ``(a) Whoever uses the mails or any facility of interstate or 
foreign commerce to scalp 5 or more tickets in a single transaction 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or 
both.
    ``(b) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `scalp', used with respect to a ticket, 
        means resell that ticket, or offer to resell that ticket, at a 
        markup of more than $5 or 10 percent of the face value of the 
        ticket; and
            ``(2) the term `ticket' means a coupon or similar device 
        used to admit patrons to a public exhibition, show, or other 
        event.''.
    (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 scalping.''.
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