Restoration of America's Wire Act
Latest action · Mar 25, 2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2015 to Dec 8, 2016; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-NC | George Holding | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Feb 27, 2015 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Feb 27, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Feb 27, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Dec 8, 2016 |
Withdrew 1 Mimi Walters R-CA Apr 21, 2015
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2015Hearings Mar 25, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 19, February 4, 2015, page H812.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-19 | RESTORATION OF AMERICA'S WIRE ACT175 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 25, 2015 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44680 | Internet Gambling: Policy Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Nov 7, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1668 | Restoration of America's Wire Act | Related bill | Jun 24, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To restore long-standing United States policy that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Restoration of America's Wire Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
