{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=6316B12E-09A6-46A8-9A2D-FA8444A3D728", "Sens. Moran, Klobuchar Legislation to Address Hidden Hotel Fees Unanimously Passes Senate Commerce Committee", "2024-08-08", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", "moran", "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) \u2013 members of the Senate Commerce Committee and co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus \u2013 introduced the bipartisan Hotel Fees Transparency Act, which passed the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously.\n\nThis legislation will improve transparency for consumers by requiring anyone advertising a hotel room or short-term rental to clearly show upfront the final price a customer will pay to book lodging. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) cosponsored the legislation. The No Hidden FEES Act of 2023, companion legislation led by Representative Young Kim (CA-40), passed the House of Representatives last month.\n\n\u201cThe Hotel Fees Transparency Act gives customers the transparency they deserve while booking travel and planning expenses,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cI appreciate the opportunity to work with Sen. Klobuchar on this legislation and its clearance through the Commerce Committee and encourage Sen. Schumer to quickly consider this bill so that individuals across the nation can make informed travel decisions.\u201d\n\n\u201cToo often, Americans making reservations online are being met with hidden fees that make it difficult to compare prices and understand the true cost of an overnight stay,\u201d said Sen. Klobuchar. \u201cThe Senate passed my bipartisan legislation to improve transparency so that travelers can make informed decisions.\u201d\n\nThe Hotel Fees Transparency Act is supported by Consumer Reports, the Travel Tech Association and the American Hotel & Lodging Association.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:32Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=6316B12E-09A6-46A8-9A2D-FA8444A3D728"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.105071907863021, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}