# 119-hr-1479: Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

119-hr-1479, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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- As of: 2026-07-15
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1479
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Price transparency**: This bill would require hotels, short-term rentals, and booking platforms to show a clear, prominent total price for a room and to disclose government taxes and fees before final purchase. - Families and travelers: Shoppers would see the "total services price" when a room is first displayed and at every stage of booking, and any government taxes or fees must be disclosed before checkout. - Hotels, short-term rentals, and booking platforms: Covered entities must display the total services price prominently while optional fee breakdowns can be shown less prominently. Intermediaries can defend against liability if they had procedures to get current prices, relied in good faith on provider information, and corrected errors promptly; the rule covers rentals shorter than 30 days and takes effect 450 days after enactment. - Enforcement and states: The Federal Trade Commission would enforce violations as unfair or deceptive practices under the FTC Act and use its usual tools. State attorneys general may sue on behalf of residents after notifying the FTC and the bill preempts state fee-disclosure laws that do not require the same total-price display.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- FTC and states could enforce price rules: benefit, medium. The FTC would treat violations as unfair or deceptive practices and could use its usual tools and penalties. State attorneys general could sue in federal court on behalf of residents. They would generally notify the FTC first, and the FTC could join the case. If the FTC already sued a defendant for…
- Upfront total price for hotels and rentals: benefit, low. Hotels, short‑term rentals, and booking sites would have to show the total price up front. The total would include the base room price plus any mandatory service fees, and it must be more prominent than any separate fees. You would also see all government taxes and assessments before you finish pay…
- Safe harbor for booking sites and hosts: benefit, low. Third‑party booking sites could defend themselves if they set up procedures to get current prices, relied in good faith on hotel or host data, and quickly fixed errors after notice. Hotels, hosts, and platforms could also agree in contracts to shift responsibility for price errors between them. The…
- One national standard for price displays: mixed, medium. This would set a single national rule for how prices are shown in interstate bookings. State or local rules that conflict would be blocked unless they match the total‑price requirement in the bill. State laws on contracts, torts, fraud, and data breach notices would still apply.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-6130: ASAP Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1479 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1479)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1479 (as of 2026-07-15).