2024: Fitzpatrick Voted To Require Short-Term Lodging Advertisements
To Clearly Disclose Fees In The Reservation Price. In June 2024,
Fitzpatrick voted for , according to Congressional Quarterly, "the bill
that would prohibit a provider of short-term, overnight lodging from
advertising a reservation price that does not include all mandatory
fees, including parking, booking, cleaning and resort fees. It would
require the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the prohibition as a
violation of federal law regarding unfair or deceptive trade practices.
It would allow a state to bring a civil action against a lodging
provider in federal court to obtain appropriate relief on behalf of its
residents if a federal civil action is not already pending, though it
would allow the FTC to intervene in such actions. It also would prohibit
a state or local government from enforcing any law prohibiting a lodging
provider from advertising a price that includes all mandatory fees." The
vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 384 to 25.
[House Vote 248,
6/11/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/11/24;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
6543]