Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008
Latest action · Jul 30, 2008 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should focus prosecutorial efforts on persons who: (1) offer Internet sports betting in the United States; or (2) process payments for illegal Internet sports betting in the United States.
Amends federal law governing prohibited funding of unlawful Internet gambling to declare that no person shall be subject to criminal liability arising out of certain bets or wagers by means of the Internet.
Defines criminal liability to include actions against real or personal property that arise from or depend upon the allegedly criminal nature of the bet or wager or of the transmission or receipt of funds in connection with that bet or wager.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2008 to Sep 26, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | Jul 30, 2008 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Sep 26, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2008 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2008Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide additional clarification with regard to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Introduced in House
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