119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 22, 2025
MAIN Event Ticketing Act
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Latest action (Sep 2, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 22, 2025)
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.
Show less of the summaryIncludes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-57.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-57.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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STUBHUB · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online ticket sales and the ticketing industry; S. 430/H.R. 1402, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act); S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act (MAIN Event Ticketing Act); S. 5278, Guaranteeing Honest Ownership in Secondary Ticketing (GHOS…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress.
FIX THE TIX COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEATGEEK · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,131,400
Spent on own lobbying
…nd Information to establish a working group on cyber insurance, to require dissemination of informative resources for issuers and customers of cyber insurance. S. 196 A bill to improve online ticket sales and protect consumers. H.R. 651 To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum in the band between…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e 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
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FIX THE TIX COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,100,700
Spent on own lobbying
…nd Information to establish a working group on cyber insurance, to require dissemination of informative resources for issuers and customers of cyber insurance. S. 196 A bill to improve online ticket sales and protect consumers. H.R. 651 To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum in the band between…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
STUBHUB · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online ticket sales and the ticketing industry; S. 430/H.R. 1402, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act); S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act (MAIN Event Ticketing Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEATGEEK · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e 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
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
STUBHUB · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online ticket sales and the ticketing industry; S. 430/H.R. 1402, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act); S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act (MAIN Event Ticketing Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FIX THE TIX COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEATGEEK · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,036,900
Spent on own lobbying
…nd Information to establish a working group on cyber insurance, to require dissemination of informative resources for issuers and customers of cyber insurance. S. 196 A bill to improve online ticket sales and protect consumers. H.R. 651 To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum in the band between…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 14, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e 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
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
STUBHUB · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online ticket sales and the ticketing industry; S. 430/H.R. 1402, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act); S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act (MAIN Event Ticketing Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FIX THE TIX COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEATGEEK · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 17, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Aviation/Airlines/Airports
$1,200,400
Spent on own lobbying
…nd Information to establish a working group on cyber insurance, to require dissemination of informative resources for issuers and customers of cyber insurance. S. 196 A bill to improve online ticket sales and protect consumers. H.R. 651 To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum in the band between…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Arts/Entertainment
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e 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
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
STUBHUB · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online ticket sales and the ticketing industry; S. 430/H.R. 1402, Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act (TICKET Act); S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act (MAIN Event Ticketing Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing