{"id":2420999,"date":"2025-04-08T06:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-look-to-stop-ticket-scalpers-with-new-house-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T06:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:30:32","slug":"lawmakers-look-to-stop-ticket-scalpers-with-new-house-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-look-to-stop-ticket-scalpers-with-new-house-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers look to stop ticket scalpers with new House bill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-look-to-stop-ticket-scalpers-with-new-house-bill-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lawmakers are set too introduce a new bipartisan bill, titled teh Mitigating Automated Internet Networks event Ticketing Act, aimed at curbing ticket scalping practices that exploit software to purchase tickets in bulk. This initiative builds upon a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-pick-and-choose-biden-faces-backlash-for-publicizing-covid-vaccine-statuses-while-ordering-abortion-privacy\/\" title=\"\u2018They Pick And Choose\u2019: Biden Faces Backlash For Publicizing COVID Vaccine Statuses While Ordering Abortion Privacy\">previous executive order<\/a> by President Donald trump. Co-sponsored by Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Troy Carter (D-LA), the bill seeks to protect consumers from exorbitant pricing by scalpers who use bots to buy tickets and resell them at inflated prices. The legislation requires ticket-sellers to report bot attacks to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and creates a shared database for complaints.It also mandates data security protocols and aims to hold scalpers accountable while enhancing enforcement of existing laws from 2016.The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ticketing industry considerably contributes<\/a> to the U.S. economy, highlighting the relevance of this proposed reform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lawmakers look to stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-question-ticketmaster-head-on-monopolistic-industry-control\/\" title=\"Senators Question ...master Head on \u201cMonopolistic\u201d Industry Control\">ticket scalpers<\/a> with new House bill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2085050\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Companion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">legislation<\/a> will be introduced Tuesday to build on a bill aimed at stopping ticket scalpers from using software to purchase a high volume of tickets while codifying an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/03\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-will-end-price-gouging-by-middlemen-in-the-entertainment-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">executive order<\/a> made by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/187991c4801\/5749fc3f-20c7-480b-9301-bedb0dabde55.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">bipartisan bill<\/a>, titled the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks Event Ticketing Act, is co-sponsored by Reps. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Troy Carter (D-LA) and will be introduced Tuesday morning. The legislation would codify Trump&rsquo;s effort to hold ticket scalpers accountable. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3373169\/mike-johnson-brewing-house-revolt-senate-budget-plan\/\">Johnson faces brewing House revolt over Senate budget plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3373033\/house-democrat-donald-norcross-hospitalized-jeffries-house-democrats-budget-vote\/\">House Democrat hospitalized as Jeffries urges &#8216;maximum attendance&#8217; ahead of budget vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3372500\/don-bacon-mocks-laura-loomer-right-off-poltergeist\/\">Don Bacon mocks Laura Loomer: &#8216;She&#8217;s right off the movie Poltergeist&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It is a companion bill of Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ben Ray Luj&aacute;n (D-NM) that aims to protect fans by reforming America&rsquo;s live entertainment ticketing industry.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Far too many Americans face excessive price-gouging for tickets from online bots and resellers, and I am committed to ensuring Americans can enjoy live entertainment without the fear of being scammed,&rdquo; Luj&aacute;n said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lujan.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/lujan-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-consumers-in-the-online-ticket-marketplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The live concert and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princess-bride-star-tells-cruz-he-has-contempt-for-him-cruz-fires-back-photo-that-star-signed-to-him\/\" title=\"\u2018Princess Bride\u2019 Star Tells Cruz He Has \u2018Contempt\u2019 For Him. Cruz Fires Back Photo That Star Signed To Him.\">entertainment industry<\/a> in the U.S. has an economic impact of $132.6 billion while supporting over 900,000 jobs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ticket scalpers use bots to acquire mass amounts of face-value tickets to turn around and sell them at an inflated price. The money made after face value goes directly to the scalper and ticketing agency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bill builds on legislation signed into law in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama while prohibiting software for high-volume sales but looks to build on the law in four ways: require online ticket-sellers to report successful bot attacks to the Federal Trade Commission, create a complaint database that is shared with the FTC and state attorneys generals, require Congress to receive a report on Better Online Ticket Sales Act enforcement, and require online ticket sellers to enact data security requirements while sharing the information between the FTC and law enforcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3372745\/white-house-threatens-veto-congress-bill-tariff-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHITE HOUSE THREATENS TO VETO CONGRESS&rsquo;S EFFORT TO REIN IN TARIFF POWER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If there&rsquo;s one thing that can bring us all together, it&rsquo;s music and entertainment,&rdquo; Harshbarger said. &ldquo;This is especially true for east Tennessee, as we&rsquo;re home to music legends like Dolly Parton and Morgan Wallen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether it&rsquo;s attending a concert or a stand-up show, we all love spending time with friends and family to enjoy live entertainment,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;What no one loves is trying to buy a ticket to see your favorite performer &mdash; only to find that scalpers have scooped up most of the tickets and are reselling them at exorbitant prices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2085050\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2085050\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers aim to curb ticket scalping with new bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2421000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/harshbarger-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41192,3673,4762,52586,32076],"class_list":["post-2420999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-house-bill","tag-lawmakers","tag-legislation","tag-ticket-scalping","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/harshbarger-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420999"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421003,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420999\/revisions\/2421003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}