{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-3950","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 3950","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"TICKET Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers about ticket prices and related fees, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers about ticket prices and related fees, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"TICKET Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"TICKET Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"TICKET Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"TICKET Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"TICKET Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-06-09","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-05-15","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h212","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"TICKET Act","result":"Passed","yea":388,"nay":24,"present":0,"not_voting":18,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll212.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2024-05-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-06-09","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act or the TICKET Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires ticket sellers (including sellers on the secondary market) for concerts, performances, sporting events, and similar activities to clearly and prominently disclose at the beginning of the transaction, and prior to the selection of a ticket, the total ticket price for the event and an itemized list of the base ticket price and each fee (e.g., service fee, processing fee, delivery fee, facility charge fee, tax, or other charge). The total ticket price must also be disclosed in any advertisement, marketing, or price list. Currently, ticket sellers generally disclose fees at the checkout stage."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, ticket sellers that are offering to sell a ticket that the seller does not have in their actual or constructive possession must clearly and prominently disclose that the ticket is not in their possession before an individual selects a ticket to purchase."},{"k":"p","t":"The Federal Trade Commission must enforce these requirements."}],"words":159},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Sets rules for sellers of event tickets, including resale sellers and exchanges, on price and fee disclosure, sale of tickets they do not possess, website representations, and refunds, with enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#HE6EADFF2E2A648DEB1FE048CE95287F2"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#H6950C3D91515477985A45BFC25849EC7"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#H036B3AEF60B84A7D8D33F63047F170FA"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#HA7AD0AB08085443E93E429D1621647AA"},{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#HC80272FEE2B84C549E8813002F6648E1"}]},"core_areas":["Event ticket price and fee disclosure","Ban on selling tickets the seller does not possess","Ticket seller website representations and domain names","Refunds for canceled or postponed events","Federal Trade Commission enforcement"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Makes it unlawful, beginning 180 days after enactment, to offer an event ticket for sale unless the total event ticket price is displayed, disclosed when the ticket is first shown, and an itemized list of the base price and each fee is provided before the purchase is completed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#HE6EADFF2E2A648DEB1FE048CE95287F2"}},{"text":"Prohibits a ticket issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange from selling, offering, or advertising an event ticket it does not actually or constructively possess, beginning 180 days after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#H6950C3D91515477985A45BFC25849EC7"}},{"text":"Requires sellers to state before a purchase that they are engaged in secondary sale of tickets, and bars claims of affiliation with a venue, team, or artist and certain domain names that use protected names or trademarks without authorization.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#H036B3AEF60B84A7D8D33F63047F170FA"}},{"text":"Requires a refund of the ticket cost, fees, and taxes, at the purchaser's option, when an event is canceled or postponed, with an exception for causes beyond the reasonable control of the ticket issuer; a replacement ticket may be offered if the event is postponed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#HA7AD0AB08085443E93E429D1621647AA"}},{"text":"Requires the Federal Trade Commission to report to Congress within 6 months of enactment on its enforcement of the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#H8F71900F4F1E4D1ABF9244697CDA3FBD"}},{"text":"Treats a violation of the Act as a violation of a Federal Trade Commission rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and directs the Commission to enforce the Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#HC80272FEE2B84C549E8813002F6648E1"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#H8F71900F4F1E4D1ABF9244697CDA3FBD"},"heading":"Report by the Federal Trade Commission on BOTS Act of 2016 enforcement","effect":"Requires the Federal Trade Commission to report to Congress within 6 months on enforcement of a separate earlier law, the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016, including actions taken, challenges, and recommendations.","amount":null,"quote":"a report on enforcement of the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–274; 15 U.S.C. 45c), including any enforcement action taken"}]},{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh#HA7AD0AB08085443E93E429D1621647AA"},"heading":"Refund requirements","effect":"Requires refunds or replacement tickets when an event is canceled or postponed, but excludes cancellations or postponements caused by events beyond the ticket issuer's reasonable control.","amount":null,"quote":"except for a case in which an event is canceled or postponed due to a cause beyond the reasonable control of the ticket issuer, including a natural disaster"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-05-15","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3950/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-3950.png","v":"a0210813a67f","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3950, 118th Congress: TICKET Act. House: 388 Yea, 24 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 15 May 2024."}}