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H.R. 3403

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3403, the SEAT Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 14, 2025 by Rep. Nancy Mace (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on May 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 3403 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb3403/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3403 IH: Supporting Equal Access to Tables Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3403  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 14, 2025   Ms. Mace  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from offering or arranging unauthorized reservations for food service establishments, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supporting Equal Access to Tables Act of 2025   or the   SEAT Act of 2025  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Nancy Mace (R) sponsors H.R. 3403, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 3403 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · May 14, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3403 has taken 2 actions since May 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 3403 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3403 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SEAT Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • SEAT Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Supporting Equal Access to Tables Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from offering or arranging unauthorized reservations for food service establishments, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3403 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AMY WEISS116
CHRIS MERIDA116
HOLLY LASS116
SHANI ROSENSTOCK SCHIANO116
EIMAN SIDDIQUI115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYAMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY2025 fourth_quarter$500K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYAMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY2025 third_quarter$500K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYAMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY2026 second_quarter$470K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYAMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY2025 fourth_quarter$460K4th Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYAMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY2026 first_quarter$340K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYAMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY2025 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3403 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3403’s is Commerce.

hr3403/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com