Sen. Charles Schumer announced a bill he says would improve people's chances of buying tickets for good seats at events at their original price rather than paying more for them through ticket resellers.
Tickets for popular events often sell out immediately but become available minutes later at higher prices through ticket resellers' Web sites, Schumer's office said.
Ticket buyers complained about such a practice after getting shut out of Bruce Springsteen tickets on Ticketmaster's website last month. Fans of U2 experienced the same issue with exclusive clubmemeber "pre-sales" and Ticketmaster just last week.
The Democratic lawmaker said his legislation would require ticket resellers to wait two days from the time an event's tickets go on sale to buy tickets.
Schumer said he'll meet with executives at Ticketmaster and other ticket distributors to discuss a possible nationwide code of conduct for ticket reselling.
The bill wouldn't apply to season ticket holders for entertainment events or buyers of packages of tickets for events part of an entertainment series.
