To prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates hotel and short-term lodging price advertising - requires all mandatory fees be included in advertised prices to prevent hidden fees/junk fees, creates FTC and state attorney general enforcement authority for hotel pricing transparency violations - treated as FTC Act unfair/deceptive practice, and creates federal preemption of state and local hotel pricing disclosure laws - creates single national standard while preserving state contract, tort, and fraud laws. It relies on impose requirement, prohibit activity, grant authority, and impose penalty. The main policy areas are Consumer Protection.
Who Benefits and How
The main beneficiaries are the people, organizations, or agencies identified in the bill's substantive provisions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Creates hotel and short-term lodging price advertising - requires all mandatory fees be included in advertised prices to prevent hidden fees/junk fees.
- Creates FTC and state attorney general enforcement authority for hotel pricing transparency violations - treated as FTC Act unfair/deceptive practice.
- Creates federal preemption of state and local hotel pricing disclosure laws - creates single national standard while preserving state contract, tort, and fraud laws.
- Creates definitions for hotel pricing transparency act including covered provider, mandatory fee, place of short-term lodging, and exclusions for corporate travel programs.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates hotel and short-term lodging price advertising - requires all mandatory fees be included in advertised prices to prevent hidden fees/junk fees, creates FTC and state attorney general enforcement authority for hotel pricing transparency violations - treated as FTC Act unfair/deceptive practice, and creates federal preemption of state and local hotel pricing disclosure laws - creates single national standard while preserving state contract, tort, and fraud laws.
Key Policy Areas
Consumer Protection
Primary Purpose
The bill creates hotel and short-term lodging price advertising - requires all mandatory fees be included in advertised prices to prevent hidden fees/junk fees, creates FTC and state attorney general enforcement authority for hotel pricing transparency violations - treated as FTC Act unfair/deceptive practice, and creates federal preemption of state and local hotel pricing disclosure laws - creates single national standard while preserving state contract, tort, and fraud laws.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Lesko and Mr. Gottheimer
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …
Mrs. Kim of California (for herself and Ms. Castor of …
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