# 119-s-314: Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

119-s-314, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-314
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Show the full hotel price up front: benefit, medium. 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. Ta…
- FTC and state enforcement tools: benefit, medium. 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…
- Protections for booking sites and contracts: benefit, low. 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 in…
- Limits on state fee and display rules: mixed, medium. 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 preemp…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-314 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/314)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-314 (as of 2026-09-10).