119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 18, 2025
TICKET Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 16, 2025): Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 163.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Commerce
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 18, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Apr 29, 2025 · Roll call 107 · Passed
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 163.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 15 (Roll no. 107). (text: 04/28/2025 CR H1640-1641) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 15 (Roll no. 107). (text: 04/28/2025 CR H1640-1641) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1706)
At 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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1402.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1640)
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-66.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-66.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Competition and antitrust · Consumer affairs · Inflation and prices · Marketing and advertising · Service industries · User charges and fees
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
125 citations; showing the 25 most recently posted.
STUBHUB · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online ticket sales and the ticketing industry; S. 430/H.R. 1402, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act); S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act (MAIN Event Ticketin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FIX THE TIX COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
- S. 5278 GHOST Act - Guaranteeing Honest Ownership in Secondary Ticketing Act to prohibit the speculative sale of event tickets. - H.R.1402/ S. 281 the TICKET Act - Seeking policy solutions that cease predatory ticket sale practices while supporting access to nonprofit performances and events.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEATGEEK · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to competition in the event ticketing market; Issues related to H.R. 1402/S. 281 - Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act; Issues related to H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPERA AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: OPERA AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
Amount not reported
S. 5278 GHOST Act - Guaranteeing Honest Ownership in Secondary Ticketing Act to prohibit the speculative sale of event tickets. H.R.1402/ S. 281 the TICKET Act - Seeking policy solutions that cease predatory ticket sale practices while supporting access to nonprofit performances and events.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: DAVIDOFF HUTCHER & CITRON, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocacy regarding ticket holder rights and transparency in ticketing practices. TICKET Act HR.1402, S.281
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,131,400
Spent on own lobbying
…wing aircraft. H.R. 1630 To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time. H.R. 1594 A bill to support the sustainable aviation fuel market. H.R. 1402 To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers about ticket prices and related fees. H. Res. 151 A resolution expressin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RECORDING ACADEMY · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ch on legislative and administrative activity related to appropriations. Monitor and outreach on legislative activity related to AI American Music Fairness Act H.R. 1402, TICKET Act S. 430, TICKET Act S. 281, TICKET Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RECORDING ACADEMY · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ng and outreach on legislative and administrative activity related to appropriations. H.R. 861, American Music Fairness Act S. 326, American Music Fairness Act H.R. 1402, TICKET Act S. 430, TICKET Act S.281, Ticket Act HR 2794 NO FAKES Act S. 1367 NO FAKES Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RECORDING ACADEMY · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Education
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ng and outreach on legislative and administrative activity related to appropriations. H.R. 861, American Music Fairness Act S. 326, American Music Fairness Act H.R. 1402, TICKET Act S. 430, TICKET Act S.281, Ticket Act HR 2794 NO FAKES Act S. 1367 NO FAKES Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LANDRY'S · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.1402 - TICKET Act, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act; S.430 - TICKET Act, To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive informati…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the live ticketing industry; TICKET Act (S. 430, S. 281, H.R. 1402), all provisions relating to transparency and speculative ticketing; MAIN Event Ticketing Act (S. 196, H.R. 2713), all provisions related to BOTs Act obligatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LANDRY'S · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.1402 - TICKET Act, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act; S.430 - TICKET Act, To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive informati…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
- H.R.1402/ S. 281 the TICKET Act - Seeking policy solutions that cease predatory ticket sale practices while supporting access to nonprofit performances and events.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FIX THE TIX COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,100,700
Spent on own lobbying
…wing aircraft. H.R. 1630 To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time. H.R. 1594 A bill to support the sustainable aviation fuel market. H.R. 1402 To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers about ticket prices and related fees. H. Res. 151 A resolution expressin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
STUBHUB · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online ticket sales and the ticketing industry; S. 430/H.R. 1402, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act); S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act (MAIN Event Ticketin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RECORDING ACADEMY · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ch on legislative and administrative activity related to appropriations. Monitor and outreach on legislative activity related to AI American Music Fairness Act H.R. 1402, TICKET Act S. 430, TICKET Act S. 281, TICKET Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RECORDING ACADEMY · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ng and outreach on legislative and administrative activity related to appropriations. H.R. 861, American Music Fairness Act S. 326, American Music Fairness Act H.R. 1402, TICKET Act S. 430, TICKET Act S.281, Ticket Act HR 2794 NO FAKES Act S. 1367 NO FAKES Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RECORDING ACADEMY · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ng and outreach on legislative and administrative activity related to appropriations. H.R. 861, American Music Fairness Act S. 326, American Music Fairness Act H.R. 1402, TICKET Act S. 430, TICKET Act S.281, Ticket Act HR 2794 NO FAKES Act S. 1367 NO FAKES Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEATGEEK · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to competition in the event ticketing market; Issues related to H.R. 1402/S. 281 - Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act; Issues related to H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: DAVIDOFF HUTCHER & CITRON, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocacy regarding ticket holder rights and transparency in ticketing practices. TICKET Act HR.1402, S.281
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPERA AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: OPERA AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.1402/ S. 281 the TICKET Act - Seeking policy solutions that cease predatory ticket sale practices while supporting access to nonprofit performances and events.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the live ticketing industry; TICKET Act (S. 430, S. 281, H.R. 1402), all provisions relating to transparency and speculative ticketing; MAIN Event Ticketing Act (S. 196, H.R. 2713), all provisions related to BOTs Act obligatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LANDRY'S · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.1402 - TICKET Act, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act; S.430 - TICKET Act, To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive informati…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing