The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2025
HR 1479 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Young Kim (R)

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

Requires hotels and short-term rentals to show total price upfront, including all fees.

Tradeoff

Mandates transparent pricing for hotel and rental bookings nationwide. Enforced by the FTC and state attorneys general, taking effect 450 days after enactment.

What's in it

See official bill text

Minimal federal cost; CBO score not provided in abstract but enforcement is typical FTC overhead.

The federal cost is limited to FTC staff and resources needed to enforce the transparency rule — the policy's real burden falls on hotels and booking websites that must redesign their systems to display full prices including all mandatory fees.

H.R. 1479, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 · Jun 2025

Passed the House by on April 28, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 21, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 21, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Apr 8, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-71.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 28, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Apr 29, 2025)