Bring Federal Conferences Back to Las Vegas, Lawmakers Say

Originally posted by Kedar Pavgi on GovExec

A bipartisan group of House members from Nevada want to eliminate bans on federal agencies holding conferences in casinos or resort locations.

The bill--proposed by Republican Reps. Mark Amodei and Joe Heck, and Democratic Reps. Dina Titus and Steven Horsford--says such prohibitions are counterproductive and unfairly target areas with high numbers of resort and vacation locations.

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