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S 1326 118th Congress Senate Commerce

Unlock Ticketing Markets Act of 2023

Introduced: April 26, 2023 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2023
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Unlock Ticketing Markets Act of 2023

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to limit the duration of an agreement that a ticket service provider may enter into with a venue for the exclusive right to conduct the initial sale of tickets to all, or substantially all, live concerts, theatrical performances, sporting events, comedy shows, or other scheduled performances held at that particular venue.

The FTC must issue regulations to define the period of time that constitutes an excessive duration for such an exclusivity agreement. However, the minimum period of time that constitutes an excessive duration must be more than four years.

The bill provides the FTC with authority to enforce this limitation.

What's happening now April 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • S 1321 Identical bill Unlock Ticketing Markets Act of 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 26, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1326: Unlock Ticketing Markets Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1326/
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"S. 1326: Unlock Ticketing Markets Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1326/.
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S. 1326, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1326/.
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[S. 1326: Unlock Ticketing Markets Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1326/)
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