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119-s-314119th CongressWALLET

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

In Committee

Summary

display the total services price for hotel rooms and short-term rentals when showing or advertising a price. The bill also requires sellers to disclose any government taxes or assessments before the final purchase and lets the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general enforce the rule.

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  • Travelers: See one clear up-front price that combines base price and service fees whenever a price is shown, and get any government taxes or assessments disclosed before checkout.
  • Hotels and booking platforms: Must show the total services price wherever prices appear. Itemized fees can still be listed but cannot be displayed less prominently than the total. The rule takes effect 450 days after enactment.
  • Enforcement and intermediaries: The FTC has primary enforcement power and state attorneys general may sue on behalf of residents. Third-party sellers can avoid liability if they reasonably rely on up-to-date price data from providers and promptly correct mistakes after notice.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Show the full hotel price up front

If enacted, the bill would require hotels, short-term rentals, and booking sites to clearly show the total services price wherever a price appears. The total services price would be the base price plus any service fees, and it would not include taxes, government assessments, or optional add-ons. Taxes and government-imposed fees must be disclosed before final purchase. This rule would take effect 450 days after enactment.

FTC and state enforcement tools

If enacted, the bill would let the Federal Trade Commission treat violations as unfair or deceptive and use its full enforcement powers and penalties. State attorneys general could also sue in federal court for residents, usually after notifying the FTC, and the FTC may intervene and appeal. State investigatory and civil or criminal proceedings are preserved, with limits while the FTC's related civil action is pending.

Limits on state fee and display rules

If enacted, the bill would stop states from enforcing laws that bar covered businesses from advertising reservation prices or that require different fee disclosures, unless the state law makes the total services price include each service fee and otherwise matches the Act. The bill would not preempt state contract or tort laws or state fraud and data-breach notification laws.

Protections for booking sites and contracts

If enacted, the bill would let intermediaries and third-party sellers assert an affirmative defense if they got up-to-date prices from hotels, relied in good faith on hotel-provided prices, and quickly fixed wrong total prices after notice. The bill would also allow covered businesses to include indemnity clauses in contracts that allocate responsibility for price information between parties.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

MN • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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