,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #igfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,ms4  
,p\ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require        
transp>5cy ( ticket sales1 prohibit     
)hold+ in=mation on ! numb] ( tickets   
available to inflate prices1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,halt+ ,organiz]s &        
,live-,ev5t ,di/ributors f ,boo/+       
,artificial ,capacity ) ,kn[n ,seat+    
,act or ! ,,holdbacks ,act4  #b4 ,ticket
 sale transp>5cy  7a7 ,requirem5ts &    
prohibitions  7#a7 ,ticket availability 
transp>5cy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 & n less ?an 
#g days be=e ! date on :i* tickets are  
fir/ made available = prim>y sale1 a    
prim>y ticket sell] %all disclose cle>ly
 & conspicu\sly on ! website ( ! sell] &
 at ! box (fice ( ! v5ue :]e an ev5t or 
p]=mance w be held ! foll[+3  7i7 ,!    
total numb] ( s*$ul$ occurr5ces at t    

v5ue t w be (f]$ = sale to ! g5]al      
public4  7ii7 ,! total numb] ( available
 tickets t w be (f]$ = sale to ! g5]al  
public by ! prim>y ticket sell] = ea*   
s*$ul$ occurr5ce4  7iii7 ,! total co/ ( 
an individual ticket t w be (f]$ = sale 
to ! g5]al public by ! sell] = ea*      
s*$ul$ occurr5ce4  7,b7 ,exception      
,subp>agraph 7,a7 does n apply to a     
sport+ ev5t = :i* ! total numb] ( s*$ul$
 occurr5ces is n kn[n due to ! cont+5t  
l5g? ( ! sport+ ev5t bas$ on ! numb] (  
w9s secur$ by a team to t]m9ate & end a 
p>ticul> s]ies4  7#b7 ,prohibition on   
ticket )hold+ & dynamic pric+ ,a prim>y 
ticket sell] may n )hold ! sale (       
tickets to ! g5]al public = a s*$ul$    
occurr5ce = ! purpose (-- 7,a7 inflat+  
ticket prices beyond fair m>ket value   
bas$ on ! availability ( tickets kn[n to
 ! prim>y ticket sell] at ! "t2 or  7,b7
 conceal+ or o!rwise provid+ mislead+   
in=mation on ! numb] ( tickets available
 = sale to ! public aft] ! prim>y ticket
 sell] beg9s ! initial (f]+ = sale (    

tickets to ! public4  7b7 ,en=cem5t by  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair 
or deceptive acts or practices ,a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 or a         
regulation promulgat$ "u su* subsection 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a        
regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,p[]s ( ,commission ,! ,f$]al      
,trade ,commission %all en=ce subsection
 7a7 & any regulation promulgat$ "u su* 
subsection 9 ! same mann]1 by ! same    
means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & 
duties z ?\gh all applicable t]ms &     
provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7     
incorporat$ into & made a "p ( ?is      
section4 ,any p]son :o violates su*     
subsection or a regulation promulgat$ "u
 su* subsection %all be subject to !    
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act4  7c7 ,au?ority pres]v$

 ,no?+ 9 ?is section--  7#a7 prev5ts !  
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate f ex]cis+ !    
p[]s conf]r$ on ! attorney g5]al by !   
laws ( su* ,/ate to conduct             
inve/igations or to adm9i/] oa?s or     
affirmations or to compel ! att5dance ( 
witnesses or ! production ( docum5t>y & 
o!r evid5ce2 &  7#b7 prohibits !        
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate1 or o!r        
au?oriz$ ,/ate (fic]1 f proce$+ 9 ,/ate 
or ,f$]al c\rt on ! basis ( an alleg$   
violation ( any civil or crim9al /atute 
( t ,/ate4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m        
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission4  7#b7 ,prim>y sale ,! t]m  
prim>y sale means1 ) reg>ds to a ticket1
 ! initial sale ( a ticket4  7#c7       
,prim>y ticket sell] ,! t]m prim>y      
ticket sell] means an own] or op]ator ( 
a v5ue or sports team1 a manag] or      
provid] ( an ev5t1 or a provid] (       
ticket+ s]vices 7or an ag5t ( su* own]1 
op]ator1 manag]1 or provid]7 t engages 9
 ! prim>y or initial sale ( tickets = an

 ev5t to ! g5]al public4  7#d7 ,s*$ul$  
occurr5ce ,! t]m s*$ul$ occurr5ce means 
a s+le ev5t or p]=mance by a team1      
p]=m]1 or arti/4  7#e7 ,ticket ,! t]m   
ticket means a pr9t$1 electronic1 or o!r
 type ( evid5ce ( ! "r = admission to a 
sport+ ev5t1 !at]1 musical p]=mance1 or 
place ( public amusem5t ( any k9d1      
includ+ bundl$ s]ies tickets4  7#f7     
,total co/ ( an individual ticket ,! t]m
 total co/ ( an individual ticket means 
! base price ( an individual ticket &   
any *>ge = an ev5t ticket t mu/ be paid 
9 addition to ! base ev5t ticket price 9
 ord] to obta9 an ev5t ticket f ! prim>y
 ticket issu]1 includ+ any s]vice fee1  
*>ge & ord] process+ fee1 deliv]y fee1  
facility *>ge fee1 tax1 & any o!r *>ge4 
7#g7 ,total numb] ( s*$ul$ occurr5ces ,!
 t]m total numb] ( s*$ul$ occurr5ces--  
7,a7 means a s]ies ( s*$ul$ occurr5ces t
 takes place at a p>ticul> v5ue "u !    
same title2 &  7,b7 includes an ev5t or 
p]=mance 9 ! s]ies ) a m9or *ange 7su* z
 a *ange ( an op5+ p]=m]74