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119-hr-3403119th CongressWALLET

SEAT Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Introduced

Summary

Requires third-party reservation platforms to have a written agreement with a food service establishment before listing, promoting, or selling reservations. The bill also voids contract terms that force restaurants to indemnify those platforms and assigns enforcement to the Federal Trade Commission.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protections for restaurants on reservation sites

If enacted, third-party reservation sites would need a written deal to list a restaurant. A designee with rights from the restaurant could also allow listings. Any contract clause that makes the restaurant pay for the site’s own mistakes would be void. The Federal Trade Commission could enforce these rules as unfair or deceptive acts. These rules would start 180 days after enactment. The bill defines which places count as food service (restaurants, bars, food trucks, and similar) and what counts as a reservation site.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 8/15/2025

  • Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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