,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #daf #aah?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fedc
 ,report ,no4 #aah-ejj ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1      
#bjbc,mrs4 ,kim ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & 
,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,may   
#aj1 #bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mrs4  
,lesko & ,mr4 ,got!im]  ,may #aj1       
#bjbd;,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit unfair & deceptive adv]tis+ (  
prices = hotel rooms & o!r places (     
%ort-t]m lodg+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,no ,hidd5 ,fees on ,extra ,exp5ses =   
,/ays ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,no ,hidd5      
,,fees ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,prohibition  
on unfair & deceptive adv]tis+ ( hotel  
room & o!r %ort-t]m lodg+ prices  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,a cov]$ provid] may n adv]tise1 
display1 m>ket1 or o!rwise (f] = sale 9 
int]/ate comm]ce1 includ+ ?r\gh a direct

 (f]+1 ?ird-p>ty di/ribution1 or        
metase>* ref]ral1 a price ( a res]vation
 = a place ( %ort-t]m lodg+ t does n    
include ea* m&atory fee4  7b7 ,exclusion
 ,subsection 7a7 does n prohibit a cov]$
 provid] f display+ any individual      
compon5t1 includ+ any fee or tax1 t is  
"p ( ! total price1 if su* total price  
is cle>ly & conspicu\sly disclos$ to !  
consum]4  #c4 ,en=cem5t  7a7 ,en=cem5t  
by ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7#a7      
,unfair or deceptive acts or practices  
,a violation ( section #b7;a7 %all be   
treat$ z a violation ( a regulation "u  
section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+ unfair or     
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7 ,p[]s
 ( ,commission ,! ,commission %all en=ce
 section #b7;a7 9 ! same mann]1 by !    
same means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1    
p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all applicable    
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a "p (  

?is ,act4 ,any cov]$ provid] :o violates
 section #b7;a7 %all be subject to !    
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act4  7#c7 ,au?ority       
pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$ 
to limit ! au?ority ( ! ,commission "u  
any o!r provision ( law4  7b7 ,en=cem5t 
by ,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! attorney 
g5]al ( a ,/ate1 or an (ficial or ag5cy 
( a ,/ate1 has reason to believe t an   
int]e/ ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate has be5 or
 is be+ ?reat5$ or adv]sely affect$ by a
 practice t violates section #b7;a71 !  
,/ate may br+ a civil action on behalf (
 ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 an appropriate  
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obta9 
appropriate relief4  7#b7 ,rights (     
,commission  7,a7 ,notice to ,commission
  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9      
clause 7iii71 an attorney g5]al1        
(ficial1 or ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 be=e       
initiat+ a civil action "u p>agraph     
7#a71 %all provide writt5 notification  
to ! ,commission t ! attorney g5]al1    

(ficial1 or ag5cy int5ds to br+ su*     
civil action4  7ii7 ,cont5ts ,!         
notification requir$ "u clause 7i7 %all 
include a copy ( ! compla9t to be fil$  
to initiate ! civil action4  7iii7      
,exception ,if x is n feasible = an     
attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy ( a   
,/ate to provide ! notification requir$ 
"u clause 7i7 be=e initiat+ a civil     
action "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! attorney     
g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy %all notify !  
,commission imm$iately ^u in/itut+ !    
civil action4  7,b7 ,int]v5tion by      
,commission ,! ,commission may-- 7i7    
int]v5e 9 any civil action br\ght by an 
attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy ( a   
,/ate "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7ii7 ^u      
int]v5+-- 7,i7 be he>d on all matt]s    
aris+ 9 ! civil action2 &  7,,ii7 appeal
 a decision 9 ! civil action4  7,c7     
,limitation on ,/ate action :ile ,f$]al 
action is p5d+ ,if ! ,commission or !   
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
in/itut$ a civil action = violation (   
section #b7;a7 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is         

subp>agraph z ! ,f$]al action71 no ,/ate
 attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy may  
br+ an action "u p>agraph 7#a7 dur+ !   
p5d5cy ( ! ,f$]al action aga9/ any      
def5dant nam$ 9 ! compla9t 9 ! ,f$]al   
action = any violation ( su* section    
alleg$ 9 su* compla9t4  7#c7 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection may  
be con/ru$ to prev5t an attorney g5]al1 
(ficial1 or ag5cy ( a ,/ate f ex]cis+ ! 
p[]s conf]r$ on ! attorney g5]al1       
(ficial1 or ag5cy by ! laws ( ! ,/ate to
 conduct inve/igations1 to adm9i/] oa?s 
or affirmations1 or to compel !         
att5dance ( witnesses or ! production ( 
docum5t>y or o!r evid5ce4  #d4 ,"o      
national /&>d  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate1 or
 political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 may n 
ma9ta91 en=ce1 prescribe1 or cont9ue 9  
effect any law1 rule1 regulation1       
requirem5t1 /&>d1 or o!r provision hav+ 
! =ce & effect ( law ( ! ,/ate1 or      
political subdivision ( ! ,/ate1 t      
prohibits a cov]$ provid] f adv]tis+1   
display+1 m>ket+1 or o!rwise (f]+1 or   

o!rwise affects ! mann] 9 :i* a cov]$   
provid] may adv]tise1 display1 m>ket1 or
 o!rwise (f]1 = sale 9 int]/ate comm]ce1
 includ+ ?r\gh a direct (f]+1 ?ird-p>ty 
di/ribution1 or metase>* ref]ral1 a     
price ( a res]vation = a place (        
%ort-t]m lodg+ t does n include ea*     
m&atory fee4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
,?is section may n be con/ru$ to-- 7#a7 
preempt any law ( a ,/ate or political  
subdivision ( a ,/ate relat+ to         
contracts or torts2 or  7#b7 preempt any
 law ( a ,/ate or political subdivision 
( a ,/ate to ! ext5t t su* law relates  
to an act ( fraud1 unau?oriz$ access to 
p]sonal in=mation1 or notification (    
unau?oriz$ access to p]sonal in=mation4 
#e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7        
,corporate1 gov]nm5t1 or in/itutional   
travel managem5t program ,! t]m         
corporate1 gov]nm5t1 or in/itutional    
travel managem5t program means-- 7,a7 a 
program us$ by a company1 gov]nm5t      

entity1 or n-=-pr(it in/itution = !     
travel ( ! (fic]s1 directors1 or        
employees ( su* company1 gov]nm5t       
entity1 or n-=-pr(it in/itution2 or     
7,b7 a program pur*as$ by a company1    
gov]nm5t entity1 or n-=-pr(it in/itution
 & us$ = ! travel ( ! (fic]s1 directors1
 or employees ( su* company1 gov]nm5t   
entity1 or n-=-pr(it in/itution4  7#c7  
,cov]$ provid]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m    
cov]$ provid] means a provid] ( a place 
( %ort-t]m lodg+1 a provid] ( an int]net
 website or o!r c5traliz$ plat=m1 or any
 o!r entity :o adv]tises1 displays1     
m>kets1 or o!rwise (f]s a price ( a     
res]vation = a place ( %ort-t]m lodg+4  
7,b7 ,exclusion ,! t]m cov]$ provid]    
does n include any entity :o adv]tises1 
displays1 m>kets1 or o!rwise (f]s a     
price ( a res]vation = a place (        
%ort-t]m lodg+ = pur*ase pursuant to a  
corporate1 gov]nm5t1 or in/itutional    
travel managem5t program4  7#d7 ,m&atory
 fee ,! t]m m&atory fee-- 7,a7 means ea*
 m&atory fee requir$ to complete ! book+

 or /ay t is assess$ by ! cov]$ provid] 
& paid directly by ! consum]2 &  7,b7   
does n include any tax or fee impos$ on 
! consum] by a gov]nm5tal or            
quasi-gov]nm5tal entity or assessm5t    
fees ( a gov]nm5t-creat$ special di/rict
 or program4  7#e7 ,place ( %ort-t]m    
lodg+ ,! t]m place ( %ort-t]m lodg+     
means a hotel1 motel1 inn1 %ort-t]m     
r5tal1 or o!r place ( lodg+ t adv]tises 
at a price t is a nightly1 h\rly1 or    
weekly rate4  7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 & ea* t]ritory or          
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #f4      
,application to prior book+s ,section   
#b7;a7 %all apply only to a res]vation =
 a place ( %ort-t]m lodg+ made on or    
aft] ! effective date ( ?is ,act4  #g4  
,effective date ,?is ,act %all take     
effect on ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,may #aj1    
#bjbd;,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$