Bills · 118th Congress · Commerce

No Hidden FEES Act of 2023

Also known as No Hidden Fees on Extra Expenses for Stays Act of 2023

Where it stands

  1. Introduced12/1/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 6/11/24
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 384–25 on June 11, 2024 (Roll Call 248 →). Received in the Senate on June 12, 2024. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 6/11/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic204 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Not voting
  • Republican180 Yea · 25 Nay · 12 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

No Hidden Fees on Extra Expenses for Stays Act of 2023 or the No Hidden FEES Act of 2023

This bill requires providers of short-term lodging (e.g., hotels, motels, inns, and short-term rentals) to include each mandatory fee when displaying or advertising the price for a reservation.

The requirement does not apply to providers that offer short-term lodging for purchase pursuant to a corporate, government, or institutional travel management program.

Full text on congress.gov ↗
Sponsor
Rep. Young Kim ( Republican · CA-40)
Cosponsors
3
Introduced
12/1/23
Policy area
Commerce

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2025, it expires when the 118th Congress ends.

All actions (16)
  1. 12/1/23Introduced in House
  2. 12/1/23Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. 12/5/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. 12/6/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. 12/6/23Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  6. 5/10/24Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-500.
  7. 5/10/24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416.
  8. 6/11/24Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  9. 6/11/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3704-3707)
  10. 6/11/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6543.
  11. 6/11/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  12. 6/11/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3709)
  13. 6/11/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 25 (Roll no. 248). (text: CR H3704-3705)
  14. 6/11/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 25 (Roll no. 248). (text: CR H3704-3705)
  15. 6/11/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. 6/12/24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.