H.R. 9255

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9255 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9255

To establish requirements with respect to the sale of timeshares to 
improve acquisition transparency, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 10, 2026

Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Castor of Florida) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To establish requirements with respect to the sale of timeshares to 
improve acquisition transparency, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Timeshare Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. TIMESHARE ACQUISITION TRANSPARENCY.

(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for a timeshare company to 
enter into a timeshare agreement with an individual for the sale of a 
timeshare unless--
(1) such agreement incorporates--
(A) in a single document, an itemized specification 
of all the costs required to acquire and maintain 
ownership of the timeshare, including ongoing fees;
(B) a specification of each fee that may be altered 
by the timeshare company and an explanation of the 
notice, including the timing of such notice, that will 
be provided to the individual with respect to an 
alteration of each such fee;
(C) a specification of each option available to the 
individual for ending ownership of the timeshare; and
(D) a provision stating that the individual may 
terminate the agreement, without penalty, during the 
14-day period beginning on the date on which such 
individual enters into such agreement; and
(2) the individual, prior to entering into the agreement 
and free from the supervision of an employee of the timeshare 
company, is provided an opportunity to review all documents 
associated with the agreement, including documents containing 
the specifications and provisions described in paragraph (1).
(b) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--
(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practice.--A violation of 
subsection (a) or a regulation promulgated thereunder shall be 
treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or 
deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
(2) Powers of the commission.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this 
section in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated 
into and made a part of this section.
(B) Privileges and immunities.--Any person who 
violates subsection (a) or a regulation promulgated 
thereunder shall be subject to the penalties and 
entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in 
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
seq.).
(C) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the 
Commission under any other provision of law.
(3) Rulemaking.--The Commission shall promulgate in 
accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
such rules as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(c) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply to agreements 
entered into on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
interpreted to preclude a State from imposing or enforcing any 
requirement relating to the sale of a timeshare that provides greater 
protection to consumers than the protection provided by the 
requirements of this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
Trade Commission.
(2) Timeshare.--The term ``timeshare'' means an interest 
purchased in any arrangement, plan, scheme, or similar device 
(not including any exchange program), whether by membership, 
agreement, tenancy in common, sale, lease, deed, rental 
agreement, license, right to use agreement, or by any other 
means, whereby a purchaser, in exchange for consideration, 
receives a right to use accommodations, facilities, or 
recreational sites, whether improved or unimproved, for a 
specific period of time less than 1 full year during any given 
year, but not necessarily for consecutive years, and which 
extends for a period of more than 3 years.
(3) Timeshare company.--The term ``timeshare company'' 
means any person that sells, offers, arranges, or otherwise 
engages in the business of providing a timeshare to a consumer, 
directly or indirectly, for monetary consideration.
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