,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjae    
,mrs4 ,blackburn 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coh51 
,mr4 ,coop]1 & ,mr4 ,des,jarlais7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit1 z an unfair &    
deceptive act or practice 9 comm]ce1 !  
sale or use ( c]ta9 s(tw>e to circumv5t 
control measures us$ by ,int]net ticket 
sell]s to ensure equitable consum]      
access to tickets = any giv5 ev5t1 & to 
provide = crim9al p5alties = su* acts4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,bett] ,on-l9e ,ticket ,sales ,act (  
#bjad or ! ,,bots ,act4  #b4 ,unfair &  
deceptive acts & practices relat+ to use
 ( ticket access circumv5tion s(tw>e    
7a7 ,conduct prohibit$ ,x %all be       

unlawful = any p]son--  7#a7 to         
int5tionally use or sell s(tw>e to      
circumv5t a security measure1 access    
control sy/em1 or o!r control or measure
 on a ticket sell]'s ,int]net website t 
is us$ by ! sell] to ensure equitable   
consum] access to tickets = any giv5    
ev5t2 or  7#b7 to sell any ticket 9     
int]/ate comm]ce kn[+ly obta9$ by t     
p]son or ano!r 9 violation ( p>agraph   
7#a74  7b7 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission    
,en=cem5t ,a violation ( subsection 7a7 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a rule   
def9+ an unfair or deceptive act or     
practice prescrib$ "u section           
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774 ,! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission %all en=ce ?is section 9 !  
same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same 
jurisdiction z ?\gh all applicable t]ms 
& provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission ,act 7 incorporat$ into &   
made a "p ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,civil action
 ,any p]son :o suff]s injury z a result 

( ano!r p]son's violation ( subsection  
7a7 ( section #b1 may br+ a civil action
 aga9/ su* p]son 9 a ,unit$ ,/ates      
di/rict c\rt & may recov] f su* p]son   
damages = su* injury plus #a1jjj = ea*  
di/9ct use or sale ( s(tw>e 9 violation 
( p>agraph 7#a7 ( su* subsection or sale
 ( a ticket 9 violation ( p>agraph 7#b7 
( su* subsection t caus$ su* injury1 &  
reasonable attorneys' fees & co/s4  #d4 
,fraud 9 us+ or sell+ ticket access     
circumv5tion s(tw>e ,*apt] #dg ( title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#ajda4 ,fraud 9 us+ or sell+ ticket     
access circumv5tion s(tw>e  7a7 ,:oev]--
 7#a7 int5tionally uses or sells s(tw>e 
to circumv5t a security measure1 access 
control sy/em1 or o!r control or measure
 on a ticket sell]'s ,int]net website t 
is us$ by ! sell] to ensure equitable   
consum] access to tickets = any giv5    
ev5t1 or  7#b7 sells any ticket 9       
int]/ate comm]ce kn[+ly obta9$ by t     
p]son or ano!r 9 violation ( p>agraph   

7#a71  %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9       
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,! puni%m5t = an   
(f5se "u subsection 7a7 %all be puni%$  
by a f9e ( ! great] (-- 7#a7 n m ?an    
#ajj = ea* di/9ct use or sale ( s(tw>e 9
 violation ( p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 
7a7 or sale ( a ticket 9 violation (    
p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* subsection1 or  7#b7
 n m ?an #be1jjj1  or by imprisonm5t = n
 m ?an five ye>s1 or by bo? su* f9e &   
imprisonm5t4  4