Donald Trump intervention leaves TICKET Act legislation in limbo

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Donald Trump.The bill would also aim to ban speculative ticketing practices in the US, and was passed in the House Of Representatives earlier this year, with it now needing to pass through the Senate to be written into law.The bill arrived in the Senate earlier this week, and despite carrying bipartisan support, its progress was scuppered on Wednesday (December 18) when Trump and his advisors, including Elon Musk, demanded an extra wave of spending cuts.A new revised spending bill was presented to the Senate on Thursday (December 19), but it excluded the TICKET Act and was nevertheless rejected, with 38 Republicans joining the Democrats in opposing it.

A further revised spending bill was passed on Friday (December 20) which also failed to include the TICKET Act.The bill is now left in limbo, with Congress likely to move on to other matters.The TICKET Act was designed to mandate that all ticket vendors display the “all-in” price at the point of sale and ban them from selling tickets that they did not have in hand – the practice known as speculative ticketing.

It would also force the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce an act that prevents scalpers from using bots to secure tickets.The TICKET Act was not universally supported, however.

Stephen Parker, executive director of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) said: “Congressional leaders should be commended for seeking to fix ticketing.