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Legislative Progress
Introduced
April 8, 2025
Latest Action
September 16, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Diana HarshbargerRepublican(TN)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
99pct
526d open
vs 10,940 other HR bills in the 119th — cohort avg 30d
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.
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Filing registrants (4)
2026 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, H.R.2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act; Issues related to S.5278 - GHOST Act.
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
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to competition in the event ticketing market; Issues related to H.R. 1402/S. 281 - Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act; Issues related to H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Issues related to the live ticketing industry; TICKET Act (S. 430, S. 281, H.R. 1402), all provisions relating to transparency and speculative ticketing; MAIN Event Ticketing Act (S. 196, H.R. 2713), all provisions related to BOTs Act obligations and enforcement; issues related to Department of Justice nominations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
2026 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to competition in the event ticketing market; Issues related to H.R. 1402/S. 281 - Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act; Issues related to H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Issues related to the live ticketing industry; TICKET Act (S. 430, S. 281, H.R. 1402), all provisions relating to transparency and speculative ticketing; MAIN Event Ticketing Act (S. 196, H.R. 2713), all provisions related to BOTs Act obligations and enforcement; issues related to Department of Justice nominations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402 / S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713 / S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402 / S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713 / S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to competition in the event ticketing market; Issues related to H.R. 1402/S. 281 - Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act; Issues related to H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Issues related to the live ticketing industry; TICKET Act (S. 430, S. 281, H.R. 1402), all provisions relating to transparency and speculative ticketing; MAIN Event Ticketing Act (S. 196, H.R. 2713), all provisions related to BOTs Act obligations and enforcement; issues related to Department of Justice nominations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to competition in the event ticketing market; Issues related to H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act; Issues related to H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Issues related to the live ticketing industry; TICKET Act (S. 430, S. 281, H.R. 1402), all provisions relating to transparency and speculative ticketing; MAIN Event Ticketing Act (S. 196, H.R. 2713), all provisions related to BOTs Act obligations and enforcement; issues related to Department of Justice nominations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2025 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2025 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to competition in the event ticketing market; H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act; H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Issues related to the live ticketing industry; TICKET Act (S. 430, S. 281, H.R. 1402), all provisions relating to transparency and speculative ticketing; MAIN Event Ticketing Act (S. 196, H.R. 2713), all provisions related to BOTs Act obligations and enforcement; issues related to Department of Justice nominations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Regulatory and legislative issues related to the live entertainment industry. Issues related to transparency and accountability to ticket sales pricing. Competition issues in the ticketing sector. S. 281 and H.R. 1402 - TICKET Act. S. 196 and H.R. 2713 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Transparency and accountability to tickets sales pricing. Consumer protection and legislation related to the primary ticketing market. Competition issues in the ticketing sector. S. 281 and H.R. 1402 - TICKET Act. S. 196 and H.R. 2713 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to predatory and deceptive practices in the ticketing market, including H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act, and H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to competition in the event ticketing market; H.R. 1402/S. 281 - TICKET Act; H.R. 2713/S. 196 - MAIN Event Ticketing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Issues related to the live ticketing industry; TICKET Act (S. 430, S. 281, H.R. 1402), all provisions relating to transparency and speculative ticketing; MAIN Event Ticketing Act (S. 196, H.R. 2713), all provisions related to BOTs Act obligations and enforcement; issues related to Department of Justice nominations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE