,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,ms4  
,mace introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit third-party restaurant         
reservation services from offering or   
arranging unauthorized reservations for 
food service establishments1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,supporting    
,equal ,access to ,tables ,act of #bjbe 
or the ,,seat ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,limitation on third-party restaurant   
reservation services  7a7 ,requirement  
,a provider of a third-party restaurant 
reservation service may only list1      
promote1 sell1 or otherwise advertise or
 make available a reservation for a food
 service establishment if there is a    
written agreement between such service  
and such establishment1 or a contractual
 designee of such establishment who     
obtained reservation distribution rights

 directly from the establishment1 that  
permits such service to list1 promote1  
sell1 or otherwise advertise or make    
available such reservation4  7b7        
,enforcement by commission  7#a7 ,unfair
 or deceptive acts or practices ,a      
violation of this section shall be      
treated as a violation of a regulation  
under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding  
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,powers of commission ,the         
,commission shall enforce this section  
in the same manner1 by the same means1  
and with the same jurisdiction1 powers1 
and duties as though all applicable     
terms and provisions of the ,federal    
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 were incorporated into and 
made a part of this section4 ,any person
 who violates this section shall be     
subject to the penalties and entitled to
 the privileges and immunities provided 
in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4

  7c7 ,applicability ,this section shall
 apply to a provider of a third-party   
restaurant reservation service beginning
 on the date that is #ahj days after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
7d7 ,indemnification provisions ,an     
agreement entered into pursuant to      
subsection 7a7 may not include a        
provision that requires a food service  
establishment to indemnify a third-party
 restaurant reservation service1 any    
independent contractor acting on behalf 
of such third-party restaurant          
reservation service1 or any registered  
agent of such third-party restaurant    
reservation service for any damages or  
harm by an act or omission initiated by 
the third-party restaurant reservation  
service4 ,if an agreement entered into  
pursuant to subsection 7a7 contains such
 a provision1 such provision shall be   
deemed void and unenforceable4  7e7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission4  7#b7  

,food service establishment ,the term   
food service establishment-- 7,a7 means 
a restaurant1 food stand1 food truck1   
food cart1 saloon1 inn1 tavern1 bar1    
lounge1 brewpub1 tasting room1 taproom1 
licensed facility or premise of a       
beverage alcohol producer where the     
public may taste1 sample1 or purchase   
products1 or other similar place of     
business in or at which the public or   
patrons assemble for the primary purpose
 of being served food or drink2 and     
7,b7 includes an entity described in    
subparagraph 7,a7 that is located in a  
larger establishment or complex1        
including an airport terminal or other  
transportation facility1 amusement park1
 sports stadium1 entertainment venue1   
hotel or hotel complex1 or retail store 
or retail complex4  7#c7 ,third-party   
restaurant reservation service ,the term
 third-party restaurant reservation     
service means any website1 mobile       
application1 or other internet-based    
service that-- 7,a7 lists1 promotes1    

sells1 or otherwise advertises or makes 
available reservations for on-premises  
service for a customer at a food service
 establishment2 and  7,b7 is provided by
 a person other than the person who     
provides such food service              
establishment4