,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjac ,mr4  
,amodei 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,heck of     
,nevada1 ,ms4 ,titus1 and ,mr4          
,horsford7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit an    
agency or department of the ,united     
,states from establishing or            
implementing an internal policy that    
discourages or prohibits the selection  
of a resort or vacation destination as  
the location for a conference or event1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,resort ,cities from        
,discrimination ,act of #bjac4  #b4     
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,tourism1 including     
conventions and meetings1 is an         
important part of the ,united ,states   
economy that generates billions of      
dollars in tax revenues for many        

localities4  7#b7 ,analysts estimate    
that approximately #ij percent of       
employers in the travel industry are    
small businesses and more than #ab      
percent of ,united ,states employees are
 employed by the travel industry4  7#c7 
,many local economies around the country
 have developed into destinations for   
vacationers and conventioneers alike1   
and those local economies depend on the 
travel industry to support local        
employment1 create new jobs1 and        
generate tax revenues for critical      
public services4  7#d7 ,these same      
destinations are home to large and small
 businesses that have unique skills1    
amenities1 and resources for planning   
and facilitating meetings and           
conventions for all purposes and1       
consequently1 may deliver value and     
convenience for individuals and         
organizations in need of a location for 
an official event4  7#e7 ,locating an   
official event in such a city frequently
 may save taxpayer dollars1 as compared 

to other locations4  7#f7 ,agencies and 
departments of the ,united ,states have 
a responsibility to find ways to        
maximize taxpayer dollars in conducting 
official business1 including planning   
and conducting official meetings        
attended by ,federal employees4  7#g7   
,in deciding where to locate an official
 government meeting by applying this    
principle of maximizing taxpayer        
dollars1 government officials often will
 conclude that many locations known as  
resort destinations also will provide   
the best value and convenience for      
official meetings and business4  7#h7   
,resort and vacation destination cities 
tend to be affected disproportionally   
during economic downturns and1          
therefore1 are especially vulnerable to 
discrimination by meeting and convention
 planners1 which could exacerbate       
unemployment and related demands on     
,united ,states taxpayers4  #c4         
,limitation on certain travel and       
conference policies of agencies of the  

,united ,states ,no agency or department
 of the ,united ,states may establish or
 implement an internal policy regarding 
travel1 event1 meeting1 or conference   
locations that discourages or prohibits 
the selection of such a location because
 the location is perceived to be a      
resort or vacation destination4