Fans First Act & TICKET Act

The newly introduced bipartisan Fans First Act (S 3457) is co-sponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Ben Luján (D-NM). Fix The Tix, the NIVA led Coalition, of which the MMF-US is a member, supports this act (see press release below). We also support the bipartisan TICKET Act (HR 3950) sponsored by Reps. Bilirakis, Schakowsky, and Armstrong, which passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Fans First Act aims to ban the sale of fake tickets, make deceptive marketing illegal, require transparent ticket pricing, and establish clear penalties for violations. The coalition sees the act as a crucial step toward comprehensive ticketing reforms, echoing the principles of the bipartisan TICKET Act in the House. They view such reforms as essential to rectifying the current disarray in ticket purchasing caused by predatory secondary sellers, with the ultimate goal of benefiting consumers and fostering a better connection between fans and artists.