119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Aug 6, 2026
GHOST Act
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Latest action (Aug 6, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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4 citations.
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
…arency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act); S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act (MAIN Event Ticketing Act); S. 5278, Guaranteeing Honest Ownership in Secondary Ticketing (GHOST) 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
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE ASSOCIATION · 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
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, H.R.2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act; Issues related to S.5278 - GHOST 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 - See…
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 - Seeki…
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