HR 1479
Passed a chamber
Requires hotels, short-term rental sites, and booking platforms to show the total room price, including mandatory service fees, wherever a price appears and at every step of booking, and to disclose government taxes and fees before purchase.
Official title: Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
21-FEB-2025
Referred
21-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
08-APR-2025
Reported
24-APR-2025
On the calendar
24-APR-2025
Passed
28-APR-2025
Senate
Received
29-APR-2025
- Requires the total services price, including mandatory service fees, to be displayed wherever covered services are advertised or offered, and to remain visible throughout the purchase process.
- Requires disclosure of any government tax, fee, or special district assessment before final purchase, while excluding these and optional add-ons from the total price.
- Lets the Federal Trade Commission enforce the rule, and lets state attorneys general sue in federal court after notifying the FTC.
- Gives booking intermediaries a defense if they relied in good faith on inaccurate hotel data and promptly corrected it after notice. Takes effect 450 days after enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (21-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 28-APR-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
Commerce
■ 4 D■ 2 R
4 Democrats
2 Republicans