,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjac ,mr4   
,amodei 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,heck (        
,nevada1 ,ms4 ,titus1 & ,mr4 ,hors=d7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit an ag5cy 
or dep>tm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f e/abli%+
 or implem5t+ an int]nal policy t       
disc\rages or prohibits ! selection ( a 
resort or vacation de/9ation z !        
location = a conf]5ce or ev5t1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,resort ,cities f
 ,discrim9ation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,t\rism1 includ+ conv5tions &      
meet+s1 is an important "p ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates economy t g5]ates billions (     
doll>s 9 tax rev5ues = _m localities4   
7#b7 ,analy/s e/imate t approximately   
#ij p]c5t ( employ]s 9 ! travel indu/ry 
are small bus9esses & m ?an #ab p]c5t ( 
,unit$ ,/ates employees are employ$ by !

 travel indu/ry4  7#c7 ,_m local        
economies ar\nd ! c\ntry h develop$ into
 de/9ations = vacation]s & conv5tione]s 
alike1 & ^? local economies dep5d on !  
travel indu/ry to support local         
employm5t1 create new jobs1 & g5]ate tax
 rev5ues = critical public s]vices4     
7#d7 ,^! same de/9ations are home to    
l>ge & small bus9esses t h unique       
skills1 am5ities1 & res\rces = plann+ & 
facilitat+ meet+s & conv5tions = all    
purposes &1 consequ5tly1 may deliv]     
value & conv5i5ce = individuals &       
organizations 9 ne$ ( a location = an   
(ficial ev5t4  7#e7 ,locat+ an (ficial  
ev5t 9 su* a city frequ5tly may save    
taxpay] doll>s1 z comp>$ to o!r         
locations4  7#f7 ,ag5cies & dep>tm5ts ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates h a responsibility to   
f9d ways to maximize taxpay] doll>s 9   
conduct+ (ficial bus9ess1 includ+ plann+
 & conduct+ (ficial meet+s att5d$ by    
,f$]al employees4  7#g7 ,9 decid+ :]e to
 locate an (ficial gov]nm5t meet+ by    
apply+ ?is pr9ciple ( maximiz+ taxpay]  

doll>s1 gov]nm5t (ficials (t5 w conclude
 t _m locations kn[n z resort de/9ations
 also w provide ! be/ value & conv5i5ce 
= (ficial meet+s & bus9ess4  7#h7       
,resort & vacation de/9ation cities t5d 
to be affect$ disproportionally dur+    
economic d[nturns &1 !re=e1 are         
especially vuln]able to discrim9ation by
 meet+ & conv5tion plann]s1 :i* c\ld    
exac]bate unemploym5t & relat$ dem&s on 
,unit$ ,/ates taxpay]s4  #c4 ,limitation
 on c]ta9 travel & conf]5ce policies (  
ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,no ag5cy or  
dep>tm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may e/abli%  
or implem5t an int]nal policy reg>d+    
travel1 ev5t1 meet+1 or conf]5ce        
locations t disc\rages or prohibits !   
selection ( su* a location because !    
location is p]ceiv$ to be a resort or   
vacation de/9ation4