IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6543 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 12, 2024 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for 
hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Hidden Fees on 
Extra Expenses for Stays Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘No Hid-
den FEES Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ADVER-
TISING OF HOTEL ROOM AND OTHER SHORT- 
TERM LODGING PRICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered provider may not ad-
vertise, display, market, or otherwise offer for sale in 
interstate commerce, including through a direct offering, 
third-party distribution, or metasearch referral, a price of 
a reservation for a place of short-term lodging that does 
not include each mandatory fee. 
(b) EXCLUSION.—Subsection (a) does not prohibit a 
covered provider from displaying any individual compo-
nent, including any fee or tax, that is part of the total 
price, if such total price is clearly and conspicuously dis-
closed to the consumer. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) UNFAIR
OR
DECEPTIVE
ACTS
OR
PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of section 2(a) shall be treated 
as a violation of a regulation under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
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(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or decep-
tive acts or practices. 
(2) POWERS
OF
COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall enforce section 2(a) in the same manner, 
by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties as though all applicable terms 
and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and 
made a part of this Act. Any covered provider who 
violates section 2(a) shall be subject to the penalties 
and entitled to the privileges and immunities pro-
vided in the Federal Trade Commission Act. 
(3) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this 
Act may be construed to limit the authority of the 
Commission under any other provision of law. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the attorney general of a 
State, or an official or agency of a State, has reason 
to believe that an interest of the residents of the 
State has been or is being threatened or adversely 
affected by a practice that violates section 2(a), the 
State may bring a civil action on behalf of the resi-
dents of the State in an appropriate district court of 
the United States to obtain appropriate relief. 
(2) RIGHTS OF COMMISSION.— 
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(A) NOTICE TO COMMISSION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), an attorney general, official, 
or agency of a State, before initiating a 
civil action under paragraph (1), shall pro-
vide written notification to the Commission 
that the attorney general, official, or agen-
cy intends to bring such civil action. 
(ii) CONTENTS.—The notification re-
quired under clause (i) shall include a copy 
of the complaint to be filed to initiate the 
civil action. 
(iii) EXCEPTION.—If it is not feasible 
for an attorney general, official, or agency 
of a State to provide the notification re-
quired under clause (i) before initiating a 
civil action under paragraph (1), the attor-
ney general, official, or agency shall notify 
the Commission immediately upon insti-
tuting the civil action. 
(B) INTERVENTION BY COMMISSION.—The 
Commission may— 
(i) intervene in any civil action 
brought by an attorney general, official, or 
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