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refund policy of such ticket issuer, secondary market tick-
et issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange, including 
under what circumstances any refund issued will include 
a refund of any event ticket fee. 
(c) DISCLOSURE OF HOW TO OBTAIN A REFUND RE-
QUIRED.—Beginning 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a ticket issuer, secondary market ticket 
issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange shall provide 
a clear and conspicuous explanation of how to obtain a 
refund of the total event ticket price. 
SEC. 6. REPORT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ON 
BOTS ACT OF 2016 ENFORCEMENT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress 
a report on enforcement of the Better Online Ticket Sales 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–274; 15 U.S.C. 45c), includ-
ing any enforcement action taken, challenges with enforce-
ment and coordination with State Attorneys General, and 
recommendations on how to improve enforcement and in-
dustry compliance. 
SEC. 7. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE.—A 
violation of this Act shall be treated as a violation of a 
rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under 
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section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall en-
force this Act in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and 
duties as though all applicable terms and provisions 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of 
this Act. 
(2) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person 
who violates this Act shall be subject to the penalties 
and entitled to the privileges and immunities pro-
vided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
(3) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the 
Commission under any other provision of law. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ARTIST.—The term ‘‘artist’’ means any per-
former, musician, comedian, producer, ensemble or 
production entity of a theatrical production, sports 
team owner, or similar person. 
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(2) BASE
EVENT
TICKET
PRICE.—The term 
‘‘base event ticket price’’ means, with respect to an 
event ticket, the price of the event ticket excluding 
the cost of any event ticket fees. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(4) EVENT.—The term ‘‘event’’ means any live 
concert, theatrical performance, sporting event, 
show, or similarly scheduled live activity, that is— 
(A) taking place in a venue with a seating 
or attendance capacity exceeding 200 persons; 
(B) open to the general public; and 
(C) promoted, advertised, or marketed in 
interstate commerce, or for which event tickets 
are generally sold or distributed in interstate 
commerce. 
(5) EVENT
TICKET; 
TICKET
ISSUER.—The 
terms ‘‘event ticket’’ and ‘‘ticket issuer’’ have the 
meaning given those terms in the Better Online 
Ticket Sales Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–274). 
(6) EVENT
TICKET
FEE.—The term ‘‘event 
ticket fee’’— 
(A) means a charge for an event ticket 
that must be paid in addition to the base event 
ticket price in order to obtain an event ticket 
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from a ticket issuer, secondary market ticket 
issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange, in-
cluding any service fee, charge and order proc-
essing fee, delivery fee, facility charge fee, tax, 
and any other charge; and 
(B) does not include any charge or fee for 
an optional product or service associated with 
the event that may be selected by a purchaser 
of an event ticket. 
(7) OPTIONAL
PRODUCT
OR
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘optional product or service’’ means a product 
or service that an individual does not need to pur-
chase to use or take possession of an event ticket. 
(8) RESALE; SECONDARY
SALE.—The terms 
‘‘resale’’ and ‘‘secondary sale’’ mean any sale of an 
event ticket that occurs after the initial sale of the 
event ticket by a ticket issuer. 
(9) SECONDARY MARKET TICKET EXCHANGE.— 
The term ‘‘secondary market ticket exchange’’ 
means any person that in the regular course of trade 
or business of that person operates a platform or ex-
change for advertising, listing, or selling resale tick-
ets, on behalf of itself, vendors, or a secondary mar-
ket ticket issuer. 
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(10) SECONDARY
MARKET
TICKET
ISSUER.— 
The term ‘‘secondary market ticket issuer’’ means 
any person, including a ticket issuer, that resells or 
makes a secondary sale of an event ticket to the gen-
eral public in the regular course of the trade or busi-
ness of the person. 
(11) TOTAL EVENT TICKET PRICE.—The term 
‘‘total event ticket price’’ means, with respect to an 
event ticket, the total cost of the event ticket, includ-
ing the base event ticket price and any event ticket 
fee. 
(12) URL.—The term ‘‘URL’’ means the uni-
form resource locator associated with an internet 
website. 
(13) VENUE.—The term ‘‘venue’’ means a 
physical space at which an event takes place. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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