US Congress House Bill 708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

BOTS Act Better On-line Ticket Sales Act of 2014 Prohibits: (1) intentionally using or selling software to circumvent a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure on a ticket seller's Internet website that is used by the seller to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for any given event; or (2) selling any ticket in interstate commerce knowingly obtained in violation of such prohibition. Treats a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Authorizes a person who suffers injury as a result of a violation of this Act to bring a civil action for damages plus $1,000 for each distinct use or sale of software, or sale of a ticket, that caused such injury and reasonable attorneys' fees. Amends the federal criminal code to prescribe criminal penalties for such an offense.

BOTS Act Better On-line Ticket Sales Act of 2014

Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2015-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2015-02-04	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-02-04	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-02-04	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-02-04	House	Introduced in House

HB5104 (Related) 2016-09-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/708/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr708/BILLS-114hr708ih.pdf