{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1402","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1402","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":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers about ticket prices and related fees, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","title":"TICKET Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","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"},{"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":"Display Title","title":"TICKET 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"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-18","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-04-29","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h107","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"TICKET Act","result":"Passed","yea":409,"nay":15,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll107.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 163.","date":"2025-09-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-18","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 the total ticket price for the event at the time the ticket is first displayed to an individual (and anytime thereafter during the purchasing process). Prior to completing a purchase, ticket sellers also must provide an itemized list of the base ticket price and each fee (e.g., service fee, processing fee, or other charge). The total ticket price must also be disclosed in any advertisement, marketing, or price list."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, a ticket seller, secondary market seller, or ticket exchange that does not have actual or constructive possession of an event ticket is prohibited from selling or advertising a ticket for the event. However, a secondary market seller or exchange may sell or advertise a service to obtain an event ticket for an individual if the seller or exchange (1) does not market the service as an event ticket, (2) maintains a clear separation between the provided service and the event tickets throughout the entire purchasing process, and (3) clearly discloses that the service is not an event ticket."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill establishes additional disclosure requirements for ticket sellers, secondary market sellers, and ticket exchanges, and requires such entities to issue a refund for the total ticket price if an event is canceled or postponed."},{"k":"p","t":"The Federal Trade Commission must enforce these requirements."}],"words":247},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Sets disclosure, sales, and refund requirements for sellers of tickets to live events, and provides for Federal Trade Commission enforcement of them.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#H67C32F94560C433EBD7353DE81885AFA"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#HFA5498F0B2A24ACE81C832A5308C9E50"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#H62E41195D4404DACBFC6ABF99309A758"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#HE0FF0357E1444570ACC456383A622D84"},{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#H445FF925912F43BCB141168FEECF43A3"}]},"core_areas":["Event ticket price and fee disclosure","Ban on selling tickets not in the seller's possession","Resale seller disclosures and affiliation claims","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 when the ticket is first shown and throughout the purchasing process, with an itemized list of the base price and each fee before the purchase is completed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#H67C32F94560C433EBD7353DE81885AFA"}},{"text":"Bars a ticket issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange from selling or advertising an event ticket it does not actually or constructively possess, while permitting a separately marketed service to obtain a ticket if stated conditions are met.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#HFA5498F0B2A24ACE81C832A5308C9E50"}},{"text":"Requires a seller offering a resale ticket to state clearly, before purchase, that it is engaged in the secondary sale of event tickets.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#H62E41195D4404DACBFC6ABF99309A758"}},{"text":"Bars a seller from claiming affiliation with or endorsement by a venue, team, or artist, including by using words like \"official,\" unless a partnership agreement exists or the venue, team, or artist has given express written consent.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#H62E41195D4404DACBFC6ABF99309A758"}},{"text":"Requires a full refund of the total event ticket price for a canceled event, and a replacement ticket or, for postponements of more than 6 months, a purchaser's choice of refund or replacement, except where the cause is beyond the issuer's reasonable control.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#HE0FF0357E1444570ACC456383A622D84"}},{"text":"Treats a violation of the Act as a violation of a Federal Trade Commission rule on unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and directs the Commission to enforce the Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh#H445FF925912F43BCB141168FEECF43A3"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-04-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1402/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1402.png","v":"3a2c34a314c3","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1402, 119th Congress: TICKET Act. House: 409 Yea, 15 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Apr 2025."}}