Volume 49
Public Law 74–4
To prohibit expenditure of any moneys for housing, feeding, or transporting conventions or meetings.
Approved February 2, 1935
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
To prohibit expenditure of any moneys for housing, feeding, or transporting conventions or meetings.
Whereas numerous applications are being received from various
Conventions or meetings.
Post, p. 387.
organizations requesting lodging, food, and transportation for the purpose of holding conventions or meetings at Washington and elsewhere; and
Whereas the expenditure of Government funds for such purposes is against the policy of Congress: Therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, unless specifically
Unauthorized expenditures for housing, feeding, or transporting, prohibited.
provided by law, no moneys from funds appropriated for any purpose shall be used for the purpose of lodging, feeding, conveying, or furnishing transportation to, any conventions or other form of assemblage or gathering to be held in the District of Columbia or elsewhere. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the payment of
Official travel, etc., not included.
expenses of any officer or employee of the Government in the discharge of his official duties.
The President is hereby requested to send a copy of this resolution
Copies to Department, etc., heads.
to the heads of all Government departments and agencies which have been granted lump-sum appropriations.
Approved, February 2, 1935.