Require better disclosure of hidden consumer fees and place limits on certain fees.

Margaret Wood Hassan · New Hampshire · Democratic

policy impact 0.52 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 96%

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the prices they advertise must be the actual price—including all mandatory fees—that consumers will be required to pay.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, FTC guidance continued federal pressure for upfront mandatory-fee disclosure in auto sales, but it is guidance/enforcement posture rather than a broad enacted fee-limit law.

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FTC Publishes Price Transparency FAQs for Auto Dealers | Federal Trade Commission
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Reported amended Apr. 29, 2025; Rept. 119-17.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The TICKET Act, a ticket-fee disclosure bill, remained only reported in the Senate calendar as of the September 2026 lookback window, so this legislative path was still unresolved rather than enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

House Calendars for September 24, 2026 - 119th Congress, 2nd Session-HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS - SENATE BILLS
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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The Rule prohibits bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics used to hide total prices and mislead people about fees

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The FTC rule delivered mandatory upfront fee disclosure for live-event ticketing and short-term lodging, but it is sector-limited and does not itself cap fee amounts.

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FTC Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees to Take Effect on May 12, 2025 | Federal Trade Commission
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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such department has obtained, and such items and services are billed under, a National Provider Identifier that is separate

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Public Law 119-75 enacted a hospital off-campus outpatient department billing identifier requirement, a partial health-care facility-fee transparency measure taking effect for services furnished on or after January 1, 2028.

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Public Law 119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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On April 15, 2025, the Credit Card Penalty Fees Final Rule was vacated pursuant to a court order

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A major federal attempt to limit credit-card late fees did not remain in force, weakening delivery of the fee-limit portion of the commitment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Credit card penalty fees | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Congress disapproved the CFPB overdraft-lending rule, reversing another attempted cap or limit on certain consumer fees.

unresolved same_term A for effort

PLAW-119publ10.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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