U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB2713: MAIN Event Ticketing Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To improve online ticket sales and protect consumers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To improve online ticket sales and protect consumers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, April 8, 2025:
A BILL To improve online ticket sales and protect consumers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act or the MAIN Event Ticketing Act . SECTION 2. Strengthening the BOTS Act (a) In general Section 2 of the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016 ( 15 U.S.C. 45c ) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) Requiring online ticket issuers To put in place site policies and establish safeguards To protect site security (1) Requirement to enforce site policies Each ticket issuer that owns or operates an internet website or online service that facilitates or executes the sale of event tickets shall ensure that such website or service has in place an access control system, security measure, or other technological control or measure to enforce posted event ticket purchasing limits. (2) Requirement to establish site security safeguards (A) In general Each ticket issuer …
Sponsors
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Troy Carter (D, HD-LA-2)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Commerce, Inflation and prices, Corporate finance and management, Service industries, Consumer affairs, Civil actions and liability, Computer security and identity theft, Retail and wholesale trades
Common questions
- What is HB2713?
- HB2713 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
- What does HB2713 do?
- In its own words: To improve online ticket sales and protect consumers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB2713?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2713?
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2713?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2713
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