HR 1479 · Passed House · 04-29-25
Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025
What does the Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 do?
HR 1479 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Young Kim (R-CA). The Hotel Fees Transparency Act requires hotels, short-term rentals, and booking platforms to show the total price — including all mandatory fees — whenever they display a price for lodging, from the first listing through to checkout. Taxes set by government entities and optional add-ons are not required to be bundled in but must be disclosed before the final purchase. Takes effect 450 days after enactment.
Did HR 1479 pass? Where it stands
As of July 17, 2026, HR 1479 has passed the House.
Status: Passed House
Latest vote: House Passed by voice vote on April 28, 2025
Outlook: Uphill
Key provisions
- Total Price Required from First Listing
- Covered entities must show the total services price — base price plus all mandatory service fees — in any advertisement, marketing material, or price list whenever a price is displayed
- Total price must appear from the moment lodging is first shown to a prospective buyer and at every step of the booking process
- Individual fee components may be shown separately but must be less prominent than the total price
- Government Taxes Disclosed Before Purchase
- Any tax, fee, or assessment imposed by a government entity, quasi-government entity, or government-created special district must be disclosed before the final purchase — but are not required to be included in the total services price
- Optional products and services (such as parking, breakfast, or travel insurance) are also excluded from the required total price display
- Enforcement and Preemption
- FTC enforces as an unfair or deceptive practice; state attorneys general may also sue on behalf of state residents
- Third-party booking platforms have an affirmative defense if they relied in good faith on price data from hotels that turned out to be inaccurate and acted promptly to correct it
- Federal law preempts stricter or different state fee disclosure rules, but states retain authority over fraud and contract law
Last updated June 10, 2026