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119th Congress

H.R. 1479

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Young Kim(R-CA)
Introduced
Feb 21, 2025
Policy area
Commerce
Committees
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Official text
Placed on Calendar Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (6)

Original cosponsors (3)

Added later (3)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 This bill requires providers of short-term lodging (e.g., hotels, short-term rentals, and third-party online sellers) to include certain price information when displaying, advertising, or marketing reservations for lodging. Specifically, such providers must (1) display the total services price, including the base price and any service fees, if a price is displayed in an advertisement. marketing material, or a price list; (2) disclose the total services price at the time the services are first displayed to an individual seeking to purchase such services and anytime thereafter during the purchasing process; and (3) disclose, prior to the final purchase, any tax, fee, or assessment imposed by any government entity (or quasi-government entity) on the sale of such services. The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general (or other authorized state officials).

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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