Federal law now requires carbon monoxide alarms in all hotel rooms

What it does

This bill amends federal fire safety law to require hotels, motels, and other places where people sleep (places of public accommodation) to install carbon monoxide alarms in all sleeping and dwelling units. Hotel owners must notify guests at check-in that they comply with this requirement. The Federal Trade Commission enforces the rule and can fine violators for deceptive practices if they claim compliance falsely.

Why we flagged it

The bill's operative mechanism is a straightforward safety requirement—mandatory CO alarms in lodging—enforced through FTC unfair-practice authority. It is a consumer-protection measure, not a tax provision, subsidy, or deregulation.

What the text implies

• The bill ties compliance notice to check-in, creating a paper trail that the FTC can use to detect false claims; hotels that claim compliance but lack alarms face FTC enforcement and potential civil penalties.
• By referencing 'latest edition' of NFPA 72 and International Fire Code, the bill creates a dynamic standard that updates automatically as those codes evolve, without requiring new legislation.
• The one-year implementation window is relatively tight for retrofitting older properties; smaller or budget lodging chains may face higher per-unit compliance costs than large chains with existing safety infrastructure.
• The bill does not preempt state or local codes that impose stricter CO alarm standards, preserving state authority and allowing jurisdictions to exceed federal minimums.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

Ordinary people gain a concrete safety protection—carbon monoxide detection in lodging where they sleep—at no direct cost to them. The requirement falls on property owners and is enforced by the FTC, making deceptive compliance claims actionable. The standard references existing, well-established fire codes (NFPA 72, International Fire Code), so compliance is technically feasible.

Who stands to gain

• carbon monoxide alarm manufacturers
• fire safety equipment suppliers
• hotel chains with existing safety compliance infrastructure

Named in the bill

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), International Code Council (ICC), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), places of public accommodation

Where it stands

2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Jun 5, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jun 5, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and…”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $1,610,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 27 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.

Angie Craig, the sponsor, reported $1,228,181 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• Honeywell International — $1,610,000 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.