Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6543) to prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6543 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 Hidden FEES Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING OF HOTEL ROOM AND OTHER SHORT-TERM LODGING PRICES. (a) In General.--A covered provider may not advertise, 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 component, including any fee or tax, that is part of the total price, if such total price is clearly and conspicuously disclosed to the consumer. SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.-- (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--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 (15 U.S.C.…”