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S 314 · 119th Congress · Commerce

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

Introduced January 29, 2025 Latest action May 14, 2025 3 cosponsors

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Latest action

Star Print ordered on the reported bill.

Action timeline

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May 14, 2025
committee Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
Apr 28, 2025
committee Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-15.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Apr 28, 2025
other Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 49.
Feb 05, 2025
committee Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Jan 29, 2025
introduced Introduced in Senate

Text versions

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Apr 28, 2025 Reported to Senate
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Jan 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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  1. ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
  7. eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

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Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

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+33 −3 26 unchanged
--- Introduced (Senate)
+++ Reported (Senate)
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 314 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 314 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 49
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 314
+[Report No. 119-15]
+
To prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms
and other places of short-term lodging, and for other purposes.
@@ -19,6 +22,11 @@
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mrs.
Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
+
+April 28, 2025
+
+Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment
+[Insert the part printed in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -305,7 +313,8 @@
term rental that sells covered services or offers for sale
covered services with respect to a hotel or short-term rental
in a transaction facilitated on the internet.
-(12) Total services price.--The term ``total services''--
+(12) Total services price.--The term ``total services
+price''--
(A) means, with respect to covered services, the
total cost of the covered services, including the base
services price and any service fees; and
@@ -322,4 +331,25 @@
take effect 450 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply to advertisements, displays, marketing, and offers of
covered services of a covered entity made on or after such date.
-<all>
+Calendar No. 49
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 314
+
+[Report No. 119-15]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms
+and other places of short-term lodging, and for other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+April 28, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment

Lobbying activity

Organizations whose LDA filings reference this bill, ranked by filing count. Position not disclosed — LDA does not require lobbyists to report support / oppose / monitor. Bill-number references can be stale (lobbyists sometimes copy text year-over-year), so verify against the filing description.

U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
TOU
6
filings · 2026 Q3
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
TECTOU
6
filings · 2026 Q3
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.
TECTOU
5
filings · 2026 Q3
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC.
TOU
5
filings · 2026 Q3
TRIPADVISOR LLC
CSPTOU
5
filings · 2026 Q3
AIRBNB
TOU
5
filings · 2026 Q3
BOOKING HOLDINGS
TOU
5
filings · 2026 Q3
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
TOU
5
filings · 2026 Q3
WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
TOU
5
filings · 2026 Q3
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
TOU
5
filings · 2026 Q3

via Senate LDA · self-reported quarterly. Filing count = filings mentioning this bill (no position required), not money spent on it. Click a client to see all bills they've filed on.

Cosponsors (3)

Members who signed on to support this bill.

Moran R
Cortez Masto D
Capito R