To prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from offering or arranging unauthorized reservations for food service establishments, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from offering or arranging unauthorized reservations for food service establishments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Trade, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H1A7CE496F0E64CDA9D7C909208AC62A1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Equal Access to Tables Act of 2024 or the SEAT Act of 2024.
- Section H3C1FF77FF8D645A99067BC3FE2A85748: 2. Limitation on third-party restaurant reservation services A provider of a third-party restaurant reservation service may only list, promote, sell, or...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from offering or arranging unauthorized reservations for food service establishments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Trade, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit third-party restaurant reservation services from offering or arranging unauthorized reservations for food service establishments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. D'Esposito (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any website, mobile application, or other internet-based service that— lists, promotes, sells, or otherwise advertises or makes available reservations for on-premises service for a customer at a food service establishment
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