Bills · 118th Congress · Commerce

TICKET Act

Also known as Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced6/9/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 5/15/24
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 388–24 on May 15, 2024 (Roll Call 212 →). Received in the Senate on May 16, 2024. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 5/15/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic202 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Not voting
  • Republican186 Yea · 24 Nay · 7 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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 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.

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.

Full text on congress.gov ↗
Sponsor
Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis ( Republican · FL-12)
Cosponsors
17
Introduced
6/9/23
Policy area
Commerce

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2025, it expires when the 118th Congress ends.

All actions (19)
  1. 6/9/23Introduced in House
  2. 6/9/23Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. 6/16/23Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
  4. 11/2/23Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. 11/2/23Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  6. 12/5/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. 12/6/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. 12/6/23Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
  9. 5/10/24Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-496.
  10. 5/10/24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
  11. 5/14/24Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. 5/14/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3043-3046)
  13. 5/14/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3950.
  14. 5/14/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. 5/15/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3258)
  16. 5/15/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 24 (Roll no. 212). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3043-3044)
  17. 5/15/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 24 (Roll no. 212). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3043-3044)
  18. 5/15/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. 5/16/24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.