US Congress Senate Bill 2159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Restoration of America's Wire Act - Amends provisions of the federal criminal code, commonly known as the Wire Act, to provide that the prohibition against transmission of wagering information shall apply to any bet or wager, or information assisting in the placing of any bet or wager (thus making such prohibition applicable to all types of gambling activities, including Internet gambling). States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) preempt any state law prohibiting gambling; or (2) alter, limit, or extend the relationship between the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 and other federal laws currently in effect, the ability of a state licensed lottery retailer to make in-person, computer-generated retail lottery sales, or the relationship between federal laws and state charitable gaming laws.

Restoration of America's Wire Act

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB4301 (Same As) 2014-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2159/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2159/BILLS-113s2159is.pdf