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H.R. 1402 (119th): Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act or the TICKET Act

Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act or the TICKET Act 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. 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. 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. The Federal Trade Commission must enforce these requirements.

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Recorded summary

The TICKET Act would require ticket sellers, including secondary-market sellers and exchanges, to display the total ticket price when a ticket is first shown and throughout checkout, and to itemize the base price and each fee before purchase. Total prices must also appear in advertising and price lists. Sellers may not sell or advertise tickets they do not actually or constructively possess, though they may offer a clearly separated ticket-acquisition service that is not marketed as a ticket. Sellers must refund the total ticket price if an event is canceled or postponed, and the Federal Trade Commission would enforce these requirements.

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Theological note: The bill bears on honest dealing in commerce. Scripture condemns deceptive weights and measures and calls for truthful, just exchange (Proverbs 11:1; Leviticus 19:35-36). Requiring clear and complete price disclosure and refunds for canceled events addresses whether buyers are told the truth about what they are paying. This is an issue-relevance note, not a final candidate judgment on the bill.

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Roll 107 · 29-Apr-2025 2:11 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 409 · Nay 15 · Other 9

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