Bill stops ticket sellers from hiding tickets to raise prices
H.R. 9762 — HOLDBACKS Act · Filed by Nellie Pou (D-NJ) · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
Ticket sellers must tell the public how many tickets exist. They must do this at least 7 days before sales start. Sellers cannot hide tickets to make prices go up. Sellers cannot trick people about how many tickets are left. The Federal Trade Commission enforces these rules.
Who it affects
People who buy tickets gain the ability to see real supply. Ticket sellers must follow the new rules.
One thing to notice
The bill stops sellers from hiding tickets to inflate prices. Sellers can still use computer programs to adjust prices as demand shifts.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Federal Trade Commission — A government agency that stops unfair and deceptive business practices
- inflate prices — Make prices go up by creating fake scarcity or misleading claims
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,881 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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