SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency In 
Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act’’ or the ‘‘TICKET 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ALL INCLUSIVE TICKET PRICE DISCLOSURE. 
Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, it shall be unlawful for a ticket issuer, sec-
ondary market ticket issuer, or secondary market ticket 
exchange to offer for sale an event ticket unless the ticket 
issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary mar-
ket ticket exchange— 
(1) clearly and conspicuously displays the total 
event ticket price, if a price is displayed, in any ad-
vertisement, marketing, or price list wherever the 
ticket is offered for sale; 
(2) clearly and conspicuously discloses to any 
individual who seeks to purchase an event ticket the 
total event ticket price at the time the ticket is first 
displayed to the individual and anytime thereafter 
throughout the ticket purchasing process; and 
(3) provides an itemized list of the base event 
ticket price and each event ticket fee prior to the 
completion of the ticket purchasing process. 
SEC. 3. SPECULATIVE TICKETING BAN. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Beginning 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, a ticket issuer, sec-
ondary market ticket issuer, or secondary market ticket 
exchange that does not have actual or constructive posses-
sion of an event ticket shall not sell, offer for sale, or ad-
vertise for sale such event ticket. 
(b) SERVICES PERMITTED.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), a secondary market ticket issuer or secondary 
market ticket exchange may sell, offer for sale, or adver-
tise for sale a service to an individual to obtain an event 
ticket on behalf of such individual if the secondary market 
ticket issuer or secondary market ticket exchange complies 
with the following: 
(1) Does not market or list the service as an 
event ticket. 
(2) Maintains a clear, distinct, and easily dis-
cernible separation between the service and event 
tickets that persists throughout the entire service se-
lection and purchasing process. 
(3) Clearly and conspicuously discloses before 
selection of the service that the service is not an 
event ticket and that the purchase of the service 
does not guarantee an event ticket. 
SEC. 4. DISCLOSURES. 
A ticket issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or 
secondary market ticket exchange—
(1) if offering an event ticket for resale, shall 
provide a clear and conspicuous statement, before a 
consumer purchases the event ticket from the ticket 
issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary 
market ticket exchange, that the issuer or exchange 
is engaged in the secondary sale of event tickets; 
(2) shall not state that the ticket issuer, sec-
ondary market ticket issuer, or secondary market 
ticket exchange is affiliated with or endorsed by a 
venue, team, or artist, as applicable, including by 
using words like ‘‘official’’ in promotional materials, 
social media promotions, or paid advertising, unless 
a partnership agreement has been executed or the 
issuer or exchange has the express written consent 
of the venue, team, or artist, as applicable; and 
(3) shall not include the name of the venue, in-
cluding any misspelling of any such name, in a do-
main name, or any subdomain thereof, in the URL 
of the secondary market ticket issuer or secondary 
market ticket exchange unless authorized by the 
owner of the venue. 
SEC. 5. REFUND REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) CANCELLATION.—Beginning 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, if an event is canceled 
or postponed (except for a case in which an event is can-
celed or postponed due to a cause beyond the reasonable 
control of the issuer, including a natural disaster, civil dis-
turbance, or otherwise unforeseeable impediment), a ticket 
issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary mar-
ket ticket exchange shall provide the purchaser of an event 
ticket from the issuer or exchange for the canceled or post-
poned event, at a minimum— 
(1) if the event is cancelled, a full refund for 
the total event ticket price; 
(2) subject to availability, if the event is post-
poned for not more than 6 months and the original 
event ticket is no longer valid for entry to the re-
scheduled event, a replacement event ticket for the 
rescheduled event in the same or a comparable loca-
tion once the event has been rescheduled; or 
(3) if the event is postponed for more than 6 
months, at the option of the purchaser— 
(A) a full refund for the total event ticket 
price; or 
(B) if the original event ticket is no longer 
valid for entry to the rescheduled event, a re-
placement event ticket for the rescheduled event 
in the same or a comparable location once the 
event has been rescheduled.
(b) DISCLOSURE OF GUARANTEE AND REFUND POL-
ICY REQUIRED.—Beginning 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, a ticket issuer, secondary market 
ticket issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange shall 
disclose clearly and conspicuously to a purchaser before 
the completion of an event ticket sale the guarantee or 
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