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H.R. 1479 · 119th Congress

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 21, 2025Policy area: Commerce

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.

Summary

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).

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1647-1649)

  4. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1479.

  5. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1647-1650)

  6. House

    Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  7. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.

  8. House

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-71.

  9. House

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  10. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  11. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  12. Introduced in House