Senate Bill 2229
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 23, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2229
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2019
This bill prohibits third-party hotel-booking websites from marketing, or selling reservations for, a hotel room if the booking site states or implies that it is affiliated with the hotel owner or operator when it is not.
July 23, 2019
07/23/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
07/23/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:29 PM