The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 1402 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Gus M. Bilirakis (R)

TICKET Act

Requires ticket sellers to show the full ticket price upfront and bans selling tickets they don't actually own.

Tradeoff

Increases price transparency for concert and sports ticket buyers. No fiscal cost to the government; the Federal Trade Commission enforces the rules.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs the federal government $15 million over 10 years (2025-2034) to enforce ticket-sale regulations.

The $15 million is the federal cost to administer and enforce these ticket-sale rules through the FTC — the actual burden of compliance falls on ticket companies and resellers who must redesign their systems to display itemized fees, verify ticket possession before sale, and process refunds for canceled events.

H.R. 1402, TICKET Act · Jun 2025

The House passed this 409-15 on April 29, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 18, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 18, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Apr 8, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-66.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #107 · Apr 29, 2025)

    409 yeanay 15

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Apr 30, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Apr 29, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027