HOLDBACKS Act

This bill would require businesses that first sell tickets to events, such as venues, teams, event organizers, and ticketing services, to post certain information at least 7 days before tickets go on sale. They would have to disclose, on their website and at the venue box office, the number of shows offered, the number of tickets available for each show, and the total cost of a ticket including fees and taxes. Sporting events whose number of games depends on series wins would be exempt from this disclosure. The bill would also bar these sellers from holding back tickets to raise prices above fair market value or to hide or misstate how many tickets are available. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce these rules, and state attorneys general would keep their existing powers.

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Sponsors

• Nellie Pou Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors