119-hr3403

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3403 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3403

 To prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from offering 
or arranging unauthorized reservations for food service establishments, 
 and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 14, 2025

 Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from offering 
or arranging unauthorized reservations for food service establishments, 
 and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Equal Access to Tables 
Act of 2025'' or the ``SEAT Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THIRD-PARTY RESTAURANT RESERVATION SERVICES.

    (a) Requirement.--A provider of a third-party restaurant 
reservation service may only list, promote, sell, or otherwise 
advertise or make available a reservation for a food service 
establishment if there is a written agreement between such service and 
such establishment, or a contractual designee of such establishment who 
obtained reservation distribution rights directly from the 
establishment, that permits such service to list, promote, sell, or 
otherwise advertise or make available such reservation.

    (b) Enforcement by Commission.--

    (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
 this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation 
 under 

section 18

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
 (15 U.S.C. 57a

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) ) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or 
 practices.

    (2) Powers of commission.--The Commission shall enforce 
 this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
 the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
 applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission 
 Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a 
 part of this section. Any person who violates this section 
 shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the 
 privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
 Commission Act.
            (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to a provider of a 
third-party restaurant reservation service beginning on the date that 
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (d) Indemnification Provisions.--An agreement entered into pursuant 
to subsection

    (a) may not include a provision that requires a food 
service establishment to indemnify a third-party restaurant reservation 
service, any independent contractor acting on behalf of such third-
party restaurant reservation service, or any registered agent of such 
third-party restaurant reservation service for any damages or harm by 
an act or omission initiated by the third-party restaurant reservation 
service. If an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection

    (a) contains such a provision, such provision shall be deemed void and 
unenforceable.

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
 Trade Commission.

    (2) Food service establishment.--The term ``food service 
 establishment''--
        (A) means a restaurant, food stand, food truck, 
 food cart, saloon, inn, tavern, bar, lounge, brewpub, 
 tasting room, taproom, licensed facility or premise of 
 a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, 
 sample, or purchase products, or other similar place of 
 business in or at which the public or patrons assemble 
 for the primary purpose of being served food or drink; 
 and
        (B) includes an entity described in subparagraph
        (A) that is located in a larger establishment or 
 complex, including an airport terminal or other 
 transportation facility, amusement park, sports 
 stadium, entertainment venue, hotel or hotel complex, 
 or retail store or retail complex.

    (3) Third-party restaurant reservation service.--The term 
 ``third-party restaurant reservation service'' means any 
 website, mobile application, or other internet-based service 
 that--
        (A) lists, promotes, sells, or otherwise advertises 
 or makes available reservations for on-premises service 
 for a customer at a food service establishment; and
        (B) is provided by a person other than the person 
 who provides such food service establishment.
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