HR 1479 — Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
Sponsors
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R, TX-12) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (6)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THORN RUN PARTNERS | TRIPADVISOR LLC | $50,000 | H.R.1479 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | TIBER CREEK GROUP | AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION | $60,000 | H.R. 1479 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION | $60,000 | HR.1479 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. | $30,000 | HR.1479 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 1479 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC | AIRBNB | $60,000 | H.R. 1479 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.
- · H12200 — Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-71.
- · 5000 — Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-71.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1647-1649)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1647-1649)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1479.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1647-1650)
- · H30300 — Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-21 — open
- Reported in House · 2025-04-24 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-04-28 — open
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 2025-04-29 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goldman, Craig A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | TRIPADVISOR LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1479 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR.1479 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1479 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AIRBNB | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1479 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR.1479 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1479 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldman, Craig A. (R, house TX-12) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION | 2 | $120,000 | 0 | $0 | $120,000 |
| 2 | AIRBNB | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 3 | TRIPADVISOR LLC | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 4 | WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 5 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $6,575 | $6,575 |
| 6 | law offices of irina roller pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 7 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,025 | $1,025 |
| 8 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | katten | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | morgan stanley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | joseph l. caballero cpa / eroc advisor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| 13 | retired | 0 | $0 | 2 | $260 | $260 |
| 14 | mcbreen & nowak p.a. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 15 | university of south florida | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 16 | allen dell pa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35 | $35 |
| 17 | electric supply inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 18 | pediatric health choice | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 19 | foi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 20 | none | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 21 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 22 | tampa general hospital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 23 | inphynet/usf | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 24 | mirion technologies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $24 | $24 |
| 25 | interbay market | 0 | $0 | 1 | $20 | $20 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R · house · TX-12) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goldman, Craig A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION (h.r. 1479) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (h.r. 1479) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. (hr.1479) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION (hr.1479) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIRBNB (h.r. 1479) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by TRIPADVISOR LLC (h.r.1479) · lobbying_bill_mention