The BOSS and SWIFT ACT of 2023 is a consumer protection bill that regulates how concert, sports, and entertainment tickets are sold and resold. The legislation requires ticket sellers and resale marketplaces to clearly disclose all fees and charges upfront, display base prices separately from ancillary charges, and show whether a ticket is being sold for the first time or resold. Primary ticket sellers must announce ticket availability and pricing at least a week in advance and cannot prevent people from reselling tickets they purchased or punish them for doing so, while secondary marketplaces must clearly identify themselves, avoid using fake official-sounding website names, and provide refunds or replacement tickets if purchased tickets never arrive. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the law and conduct studies on its market effects within 90 days and two years of enactment, with state attorneys general and individual consumers also able to sue for violations and seek damages plus up to one thousand dollars per violation.
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