American Franchise Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3525 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3525 To preserve the franchise business model. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17, 2025 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Sheehy, and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To preserve the franchise business model. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Franchise Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) A franchise is a commercial relationship under which a franchisee acquires the right to operate an independent business that offers, sells, or distributes goods or services using a franchisor's system of operations, which typically includes the franchisor's business system and marketing plan, and …