HR. 2713Reported

MAIN Event Ticketing Act

Plain-English overview

What this bill does

Expands protections for online event ticket sales by banning bot purchases that bypass seller rules and requiring stronger ticketing website security and incident reporting

Key points

Require ticketing website safeguards
Require incident reporting to FTC
Prohibit bot ticket purchases
Authorize civil enforcement actions

Current status

Where it stands

Status

Reported

Latest action

2026-09-16 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.

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Civil actions and liability Commerce Computer security and identity theft Consumer affairs Corporate finance and management Inflation and prices Internet, web applications, social media Retail and wholesale trades

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