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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

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
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
Key points
  • 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.
AI-generated from the Placed on Calendar Senate text of 29-APR-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

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
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Commerce

Sponsor Young Kim (R-CA) Cosponsors · 6
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