,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york 7=      
himself1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4
 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (       
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (    
,l\isiana1 & ,mr4 ,?an$>7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission to conduct a /udy on c]ta9  
concession pric+ practices1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may cit$ z ! ,hone/ ,ov]sight ( ,ticket$
 ,d9+ & ,onsite ,grub ,act or ! ,,hotdog
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,_m sports v5ues receive   
significant public inve/m5ts ?r\gh      
direct grants1 ,/ate & local tax cr$its1
 economic developm5t inc5tives1 &       
tax-exempt bonds4  7#b7 ,9 #bjbe1 ! co/ 
( concessions at major sport+ ev5ts &   
conc]ts are unaf=dable = ! av]age       
,am]ican family4  7#c7 ,at ,madison     

,squ>e ,g>d51 ! av]age price ( a be] is 
#af1 m ?an twice ! av]age 9 ,new ,york  
,city1 mak+ x ! ?ird mo/ exp5sive among 
,,nba ar5as4  7#d7 ,at ,highm>k ,/adium1
 home ( ! ,buffalo ,bills1 be] co/s #aj 
on av]age1 :i* is d\ble ! price fans    
w\ld pay at a ne>by b> across ! /reet4  
7#e7 ,fans across music conc]ts &       
pr(essional sports1 includ+ ! ,national 
,basketball ,association1 ,national     
,football ,league1 ,national ,hockey    
,league1 & ,major ,league ,baseball1    
face exorbitant concession prices 9     
addition to already high-ticket co/s4   
7#f7 ,/reet pric+1 a model t aligns     
concession pric+ inside a v5ue ) prices 
= comp>able items 9 surr\nd+            
communities1 has be5 adopt$ by c]ta9    
v5ues to make concessions m af=dable1   
produc+ b5efits = bo? bus9esses &       
consum]s4  7#g7 ,fans & travel]s att5d+ 
ev5ts at v5ues support$ by _! tax doll>s
 des]ve cle>1 transp>5t1 & fair pric+ ( 
food & bev]age concessions4  #c4 ,/udy  
on concession pric+ practices  7a7 ,9   

g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission   
%all conduct a /udy ) respect to        
concession pric+ practices at a         
nationwide sample ( cov]$ v5ues t       
includes in=mation relat+ to ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,! price ( food & dr9k items (f]$ =
 sale by su* v5ues4  7#b7 ,a comp>ison  
betwe5 su* prices & ! price ( ! same or 
simil> food & dr9k items (f]$ = sale by 
! communities surr\nd+ su* v5ues1       
includ+ b>s & re/aurants4  7#c7 ,pric+  
practices at su* v5ues1 includ+ ! use ( 
any ( ! foll[+ by su* v5ues3 7,a7       
,dynamic pric+4  7,b7 ,s]vice fees4     
7,c7 ,promotions su* z value deals4     
7#d7 ,! ext5t to :i* su* v5ues disclose 
! price ( food & dr9k items (f]$ = sale 
by su* v5ues prior to pur*ase1 includ+  
by li/+ su* prices onl9e & disclos+ su* 
prices at ! po9t ( entry ( su* v5ues4   
7#e7 ,consum]-fri5dly pric+ policies t  
balance consum] access to af=dable food 
& dr9k items ) ! co/ ( v5ue op]ations1  
includ+ price caps on ! price ( su* food

 & dr9k items & m5u options = su* food &
 dr9k items (f]$ at a r$uc$ price4  7b7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission   
%all submit to ,congress a report t     
includes in=mation relat+ to ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u    
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,recomm5dations = 
legislative1 regulatory1 & indu/ry      
action ) respect to improv+ af=dability 
& transp>5cy ) respect to concession    
pric+ practices4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m       
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission4  7#b7 ,cov]$ v5ue ,! t]m   
cov]$ v5ue means a /adium or ar5a t--   
7,a7 is us$ = a pr(essional sports      
exhibition or game1 a music conc]t1 or  
any o!r comp>able ev5t 7z det]m9$ by !  
,commission7 = at lea/ #e days p] ye>2  
7,b7 0 con/ruct$ or op]at$ ) funds f a  
public subsidy1 includ+ funds f a direct
 grant1 a ,/ate or local tax cr$it1 an  
economic developm5t inc5tive1 or a      
tax-exempt bond2  7,c7 requires ticket$ 

entry = consum]s2 &  7,d7 (f]s food &   
dr9k items = sale to su* consum]s4  7#c7
 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ,/ate ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory or possession 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally        
recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4