Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1479

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025

Passed the HouseConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Young Kim RRepublican, introduced February 21, 2025. Policy area, as Congress files it: Commerce.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Every bill introduced

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
Member	Joined
Kathy Castor DDemocratOriginal cosponsor	February 21, 2025
Russell Fry RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor	February 21, 2025
Kevin Mullin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor	February 21, 2025
Craig A. Goldman RRepublican	March 4, 2025
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocrat	March 25, 2025
André Carson DDemocrat	April 21, 2025

Text

Versions of the text
Version	Date	Our copy
Placed on Calendar Senate	April 29, 2025	Not checked yetThe official file
Engrossed in House	April 28, 2025	Not checked yetThe official file
Reported in House	April 24, 2025	Not checked yetThe official file
Introduced in House	February 21, 2025	Not checked yetThe official file

Actions

April 29, 2025Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
April 28, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 28, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1647-1649)
April 28, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1647-1649)
April 28, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1479.
April 28, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1647-1650)
April 28, 2025Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
April 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.
April 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-71.
April 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-71.
April 8, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
April 8, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
February 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
February 21, 2025Introduced in House
February 21, 2025Introduced in House

Committees

Energy and Commerce Committee (House)Reported By, April 24, 2025; Markup By, April 8, 2025; Referred To, February 21, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

12 lobbying reports name H.R. 1479, for 9 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1479
Client	Registrant	Amount for the whole quarter	Lobbyists named for this issue	Filed	Report
TRIPADVISOR LLC	TRIPADVISOR LLCSecond quarter of 2026	$100,000reported as expenses	CAITLIN BROSSEAU	July 20, 2026	Open the report
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION	AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$840,000reported as expenses	MATTHEW CARRIER CHIRAG SHAH ASHLEY MCNEIL KATHRYN FONDA SHREYA KANAL JESSICA BRADY OLIVIA SHAMY ROSANNA MAIETTA BRETT HORTONFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff JASON RIEDERER SHIVANI GANDHI	July 20, 2026	Open the report
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION	U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$800,000reported as expenses	ERIK JOHN HANSEN ANDREW NEWHARTFormer position, as reported: Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Executive Assistant, May 2008 - August 2008; House Committee on Homeland Security/Democratic Staff/Legislative Assistant, August 2008 - January 2011. NICOLE PORTERFormer position, as reported: Senator John Ensign (R-NV), Staff Assistant, January 2002 - November 2003. RYAN PROPISFormer position, as reported: House Foreign Affairs Cmte,Legal Fellow (2013); Rep. Yoho (FL),Counsel(2013-15);House Homeland Security Cmte,Senior Counsel (2015-18); DHS/TSA, Chief of Staff (Sched C)(2018-21); House Homeland Security Cmte,Dep Staff Director & Gen Counsel(2021-24) ERICA RIORDAN JONESFormer position, as reported: Worked on the Hill for Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) as a Staff Assistant from June 2014 - September 2015 and for Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) as a Legislative Correspondent and Legislative Assistant from September 2015- January 2021.	July 20, 2026	Open the report
SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.	SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.Second quarter of 2026	$100,000reported as expenses	TREON GLENN TONI-ANNE O'BRIEN	July 20, 2026	Open the report
TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COALITION	MONUMENT ADVOCACYSecond quarter of 2026	$40,000reported as income	KIMBERLY ELLIS KATHRYN CHRISTENSEN MILLS MARK BEDNAR	July 20, 2026	Open the report
BOOKING HOLDINGS	H&M STRATEGIES LLPSecond quarter of 2026	$50,000reported as income	RALPH HELLMANNFormer position, as reported: Leg Assist US House, Leg Director US House, Policy Analyst RSC, Policy Director Whip Office, Policy Director Speaker, Business Liaison Small Business Administration NICOLE ALEXANDER MORTIERFormer position, as reported: Policy Analyst House Republican Policy Committee, Leg Assist US House Energy & Commerce Member (Rep Stearns), Leg Director US House Energy & Commerce Member (Rep Olson). Intern (Rep Stearns) KRISTEN BAUTZFormer position, as reported: Senior Advisor and Special Projects Coordinator, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz SARAH WALTERFormer position, as reported: Counsel, Sen. Breaux DANIEL CHEEVERFormer position, as reported: Intern, Rep. Todd Young (IN-09); Staff Assistant, Rep. Todd Young (IN-09); Staff Assistant, Rep. Todd Young (IN-09); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Todd Young (R-IN); Legislative Aide, Sen. Todd Young (IN-09)	July 20, 2026	Open the report
TRIPADVISOR LLC	THORN RUN PARTNERSSecond quarter of 2026	$50,000reported as income	JASON M ROSENSTOCK HARRIET JAMES MELVIN	July 19, 2026	Open the report
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION	TIBER CREEK GROUPSecond quarter of 2026	$60,000reported as income	JEFFREY SHAPIRO TIMOTHY A MOLINO DANIEL HOWARD ZAWITOSKI	July 19, 2026	Open the report
AIRBNB	KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLCSecond quarter of 2026	$60,000reported as income	ADAM HECHAVARRIA LISA KOUNTOUPES DAVID PAUL PELUSO JULIE HERSHEY CARR	July 17, 2026	Open the report
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION	BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPSecond quarter of 2026	$40,000reported as income	ANDREW USYK GEOFFREY GRANT BURR ELIZABETH ANNE MAIER RADHA MOHAN DAVID REID ZACHARY PFISTER MELISSA KUIPERS BLAKE	July 16, 2026	Open the report
WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.	BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPSecond quarter of 2026	$30,000reported as income	MARC LAMPKIN ANDREW USYK GEOFFREY GRANT BURR RADHA MOHAN	July 15, 2026	Open the report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	The report gives no amount	ANDY R HALE MEGHAN CHAFFEE	July 13, 2026	Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 1479

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contributions to this bill's sponsor and cosponsors from lobbyists and firms on its reports
To	Reported by	Paid to, as reported	Amount	Date
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocratCosponsor	SELFfiled by KATHRYN MILLS, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 63572)	VINDMAN FOR CONGRESSHonoree: Eugene Vindman	$500	May 29, 2026Open the report

Contribution reports are read for 1 of the 7 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.