House Passes TICKET Act, Requiring Full Fee Disclosure and Banning Speculative Ticket Sales
The TICKET Act passed the House and is now waiting for the Senate to take action. Nothing has happened with this bill since September 2025, which means it has been stalled for nine months. It is unlikely to move forward because the Senate often does not schedule bills that have already passed the House.
No action since September 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3950 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3950 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Independent ticket brokers who buy and resell tickets as a side hustle or full-time gig are directly affected by the speculative ticketing ban, which prohibits selling tickets they don't yet possess. This eliminates a common business model where brokers list anticipated inventory before securing actual tickets. On the positive side, the law allows them to sell a 'service to obtain tickets' as long as they clearly disclose it's not a guaranteed ticket, creating a legal alternative.
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 163.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Received in the Senate.
The Senate has received the House-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.
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)
The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.
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)
The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
The Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act requires sellers to show the final price—including all fees—at the start of a transaction. It also cracks down on websites falsely claiming to be 'official' and mandates refunds for canceled events.
The bill mandates all-in pricing and bans speculative ticket sales, but independent industry groups argue the current version kowtows to 'bad actors' through a concierge service loophole. The act now moves to the Senate for further consideration.
The TICKET Act passed the House in April with bipartisan support but remains in committee limbo in the Senate. The bill targets 'junk fees' by requiring total price disclosure upfront and seeks to ban the sale of tickets that resellers do not yet possess.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
TICKET Act
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