Washington ( CNN ) -- A new rule requiring airlines to include government taxes and fees in their advertised price is continuing to cause turbulence in the travel industry -- and a congressman said Monday he 'll introduce a bill to overturn it . Rep. Tom Graves , R-Georgia , said Monday he will introduce a bill to cancel the U.S. Department of Transportation rule , which took effect last week . The rule requires airlines to roll mandatory per-passenger taxes and fees into the advertised fare , but allows them to break down the costs elsewhere in the advertisement . Before the rule , airlines frequently advertised low base fares on online sites and added taxes and fees later in the shopping process . The DOT and some consumer advocates argued the airlines were hiding the true cost of air travel . But Graves and some airlines said the new rule allows the government to hide government taxes and fees . `` If the American people ca n't see these costs clearly , I fear it will be easier ( for ) these fees and taxes to be raised without their knowledge , '' Graves said in a statement . `` If the goal of the DOT 's rule is to prevent companies from deceiving passengers about the total cost of their ticket , why is the department mandating that airlines hide the taxes , surcharges and government fees in the fine print ? '' Graves said . `` Transparency and honesty in ticket pricing should apply across the board . '' The clash between the DOT , the airlines , consumer groups and others has been loud and brash . Spirit Airlines has configured its website with a big `` Warning ! '' pop-up sign . The message : `` New government regulations require us to HIDE taxes in your fares . This is not consumer friendly or in your best interest . It 's wrong and you should n't stand for it . '' The DOT 's top lawyer responded with a letter calling the ad campaign `` misguided and disingenuous . '' `` Contrary to its direct assertion that the rule requires airlines to hide the amount of government taxes and fees , the rule does not prevent carriers from disclosing the amount , type , and nature of government taxes and fees that are associated with air travel , '' DOT General Counsel Robert Rivkin wrote . `` Carriers are free to describe the components of the full price , including government taxes , so long as the description is not deceptive , '' he wrote . The move to introduce legislation was commended by Airlines for America , the trade organization that represents the major U.S. airlines . `` We support this effort to require DOT to return to its previous regulation , which does not artificially distort the base price of an airline ticket , and ensures that customers always know exactly how much they are paying in federal aviation taxes and fees before they decide to purchase , '' said Steve Lott , vice president of communications for Airlines for America said in an e-mail . `` Federal taxes and fees now constitute $ 61 , or over 20 % , of the cost of a typical $ 300 domestic round-trip ticket , putting aviation at a higher tax rate than alcohol , beer , cigarettes and firearms . '' CNN 's Marnie Hunter contributed to this report .
As of last week , airlines must highlight total fare , including fees and taxes . The breakdown of fees and taxes can be shown elsewhere in an ad or online . Georgia congressman says he 'll file a bill to cancel the DOT rule .