US Congress House Bill 5104 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 13 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

BOTS Act Better On-line Ticket Sales Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the sale of computer software that: (1) is primarily designed to circumvent technology that limits purchases made via an online ticket selling system, (2) has only a limited commercially significant purpose other than for such circumvention, or (3) is marketed to use for such circumvention. The bill also prohibits the use of such circumvention software in violation of a system operator's posted limits on: (1) the quantity of tickets purchased by a single user; (2) the sequence, number, or frequency of transactions; or (3) the geographic location of transactions. In addition, the bill makes it unlawful to resell in commerce tickets that were acquired through such a prohibited use of circumvention software if the reseller participated in, had the ability to control, or should have known about the violation. It shall not be unlawful, however, to create or use software to: (1) investigate or further the enforcement or defense of any alleged violation of this bill, or (2) identify and analyze flaws and vulnerabilities of a computerized event ticketing system if these activities are conducted to advance the state of knowledge in the field of computer system security or to assist in the development of computer security products. Violations shall be treated as unfair and deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general may enforce against violations.

BOTS Act Better On-line Ticket Sales Act of 2016

Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-13	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2016-09-12	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-12	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5292-5293)
2016-09-12	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5104.
2016-09-12	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5292-5295)
2016-09-12	House	Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-09-09	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
2016-09-09	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-733.
2016-07-13	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2016-07-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-07-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-06-09	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2016-06-09	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-06-08	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2016-04-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-04-28	House	Introduced in House

HB708 (Related) 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB5245 (Related) 2016-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5104/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5104/BILLS-114hr5104ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5104/BILLS-114hr5104rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5104/BILLS-114hr5104eh.pdf