Long-term ticketing contracts, hidden fees and speculative sales are the target of bills from Sens. Cruz and Cantwell, and Klobuchar and Blumenthal.
The streamer's CEO is meeting members of Congress this week to push passage of the Open App Markets Act.
“Concealed surprise fees — nickel and diming Americans to distraction — must be stopped,” says Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who's co-sponsoring the Junk Fee Protection Act.
The RESTRICT Act would empower the Department of Commerce to rein in technologies that are found to threaten U.S. national security.
Biden's call to action comes on the heels of the Senate Judiciary hearing targeting problems in the live music business.
The American Music Fairness Act was advanced by the House Judiciary Committee, though the bill is unlikely to pass before the new session of Congress convenes next month.
As the 117th Congress winds to a close, industry advocates are urging leaders on Capitol Hill to pass the long-simmering HITS Act before the January changeover.
