To promote fairness in the sale of event tickets.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To promote fairness in the sale of event tickets., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Fans First Act. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
- Section id572E2647CBA249579811034B1011D209: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term affirmative express consent means an affirmative act by a person that clearly communicates that person's freely given,...
- Section idBFAF37D68A9A46548019458A71D9A861: 3. Ensuring ticketing market integrity It shall be unlawful for a secondary ticketing exchange or reseller, or the operator of any website purporting to sell...
- Section idEB8DEC1E57AB4EDEAA1ED3FBB0958A7B: 4. Strengthening the BOTS Act Section 2 of the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016 (15 U.S.C. 45c) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by...
- Section id73e7972e36c64e9da548ad4ac78a08dd: 5. Enforcement by the Commission Any person who violates section 3 of this Act shall be liable for engaging in an unfair or deceptive act or practice under...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To promote fairness in the sale of event tickets., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To promote fairness in the sale of event tickets., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Welch, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Federal Trade Commission. The term event means a live activity described in subparagraph (B)— that is taking place in a venue
an attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of— disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment or computing infrastructure
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