Support legislation to protect ticket buyers from deceptive resale practices by banning sales of tickets resellers do not possess and strengthening transparency, accountability, enforcement, and consumer reporting in the ticket marketplace.

“West Virginians who spend their hard-earned money on tickets to see their favorite artist, team, or event should be able to trust that the tickets they’re purchasing actually exist. Unfortunately, deceptive practices in the resale market can leave consumers paying inflated prices for tickets that sellers don’t even possess. I’m proud to support this legislation, which includes commonsense protections that will bring greater transparency and accountability to the ticket marketplace and ensure a fairer ticket-buying experience,” Senator Capito said .

Capito says she supports the GHOST Act because it includes protections intended to improve transparency, accountability, and fairness in ticket resale markets.

Capito, Luján Introduce Legislation to Protect Ticket Buyers from Ticket Scams
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“I’m proud to support this legislation, which includes commonsense protections that will bring greater transparency and accountability to the ticket marketplace and ensure a fairer ticket-buying experience,” Senator Capito said.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Capito publicly supported the GHOST Act and described it as adding transparency and accountability in the ticket marketplace.

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Capito, Luján Introduce Legislation to Protect Ticket Buyers from Ticket Scams
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At the request of Mr. LUJÁN, the names of the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. WELCH) were added as cosponsors of S. 5278, a bill to prohibit the speculative sale of event tickets, and for other purposes.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Congressional Record shows Capito was added as a cosponsor of S. 5278 during the lookback window.

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CREC-2026-09-23-pt1-PgS4930-2.pdf
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It shall be unlawful for any reseller to sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale an event ticket unless such reseller has actual possession of such event ticket.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill contains the core ban on speculative ticket sales by resellers who do not possess the ticket.

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BILLS-119s5278is.pdf
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the Commission shall create a publicly available website where individuals may report violations of this Act and the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016 (15 U.S.C. 45c).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill includes a consumer reporting mechanism tied to GHOST Act and BOTS Act violations.

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BILLS-119s5278is.pdf
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Mr. Luján introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists the bill as introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted-law status shown as of this refresh, so the policy outcome remains unresolved despite Capito’s support.

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S. 5278 (IS) - Guaranteeing Honest Ownership in Secondary Ticketing Act - BILLS-119s5278is | Related Documents | GovInfo
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