To require inns, hotels, motels, and other establishments that provide lodging to transient guests to include all mandatory fees and other charges in the advertised rental rates for such lodging, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7087
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2022-03-15
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires inns, motels, hotels, and similar establishments to include all mandatory fees and charges in any advertised rate for lodging. The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2022 Mr. Gosar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require inns, hotels, motels, and other establishments that provide lodging to transient guests to include all mandatory fees and other charges in the advertised rental rates for such lodging, and for other purposes.

1. Lodging fee disclosures (a) In general A person who operates an inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides lodging to transient guests shall include all mandatory fees and other charges in any advertised rental rate for such lodging. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not require the inclusion in an advertised rental rate of any tax, fee, or other charge assessed, or required to be assessed, by a government entity. (c) Enforcement (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices A violation of this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) ) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (2) Powers of commission The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section 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 section. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act. (d) Mandatory defined In this section, the term mandatory means, with respect to a fee or other charge assessed in connection with the rental of lodging, that the fee or other charge must be paid as a condition of renting such lodging.