GAME Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 8, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
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.
- IntroducedDec 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act of 2017 or the GAME Act of 2017
This bill: (1) prohibits federal liability for gaming activity that is lawful under state law if such law provides for certain consumer protections with respect to the activity, (2) makes it unlawful to accept a credit card payment for age verification for placing any bet or wager, (3) amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and implement programs for prevention and treatment of gambling addiction, and (4) repeals the professional and amateur sports protection prohibition (commonly referred to as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 26, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 26, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2017 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Dec 8, 2017 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- Dec 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 4, 2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H9620H.R. 4530–4545 | — | Dec 4, 2017 |
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. 163, no. 197, December 4, 2017, page H9620.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that a person or governmental entity is not subject to civil or criminal liability under Federal law for gaming activity that is lawful under State law, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- GAME Act of 2017
- Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Accounting and auditing
- Advisory bodies
- Athletes
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Consumer affairs
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Gambling
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Mental health
- Professional sports
- Right of privacy
- School athletics
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2017Introduced 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.
