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H.R. 2713 119th Congress House

MAIN Event Ticketing Act

Official title: To improve online ticket sales and protect consumers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Diana Harshbarger Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Commerce Civil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftConsumer affairsCorporate finance and management
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.
Sep 16, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 1, 2026
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 1, 2026
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 8, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act or the MAIN Event Ticketing Act

This bill expands measures to protect the security and integrity of online ticket sales.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of applications that perform automated tasks to purchase event tickets from online ticket sellers in circumvention of the seller's posted ticket purchasing order rules. This includes using software applications that circumvent access control systems or security measures.

In addition, online ticket sellers must establish, implement, and maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the seller's website or service. 

Further, online ticket sellers must report known incidents of circumvention to the Federal Trade Commission and take reasonable steps to address any such incidents.

The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of the provisions of this bill (and related prohibitions under current law) and authorizes the commission to bring civil actions for such violations.

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies must coordinate as appropriate with the commission to share information about known instances of cyberattacks against the websites or online services used by ticket sellers.

The commission must report to Congress on the status of enforcement actions taken under this bill.

 Hearings & markups 3
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 196 Identical bill MAIN Event Ticketing Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 25

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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 8, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2713: MAIN Event Ticketing Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2713/
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"H.R. 2713: MAIN Event Ticketing Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2713/.
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H.R. 2713, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2713/.
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[H.R. 2713: MAIN Event Ticketing Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2713/)
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