Congress Proposes Sweeping Bill to Ban Hidden Hotel Fees, Lower Drug Costs, and Protect Online Privacy
Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
This bill is currently sitting in several House committees and has not moved forward since March 2025. It is considered stalled because no action has been taken on it for over 16 months. The bill will remain stuck unless one of the assigned committees decides to hold a hearing or a vote.
No action since March 2025
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Small businesses benefit from new price transparency requirements for hotels and event tickets, which levels the playing field. However, they also face new compliance costs from PBM transparency reporting requirements and consumer product safety standards for e-bike batteries. The supply chain resilience provisions may help small manufacturers access critical goods.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
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