<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<billStatus>
  <version>3.0.0</version>
  <bill>
    <number>3797</number>
    <updateDate>2019-11-15T21:32:30Z</updateDate>
    <updateDateIncludingText>2019-11-15T21:32:30Z</updateDateIncludingText>
    <originChamber>House</originChamber>
    <originChamberCode>H</originChamberCode>
    <type>HR</type>
    <introducedDate>2012-01-23</introducedDate>
    <congress>112</congress>
    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LoBIONDO:H.R. 3797.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H114]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
    <committees>
      <item>
        <systemCode>hsju00</systemCode>
        <name>Judiciary Committee</name>
        <chamber>House</chamber>
        <type>Standing</type>
        <subcommittees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsju03</systemCode>
            <name>Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee</name>
            <activities>
              <item>
                <name>Referred to</name>
                <date>2012-01-25T16:10:05Z</date>
              </item>
            </activities>
          </item>
        </subcommittees>
        <activities>
          <item>
            <name>Referred to</name>
            <date>2012-01-23T17:00:45Z</date>
          </item>
        </activities>
      </item>
    </committees>
    <relatedBills>
      <item>
        <title>New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2012</title>
        <congress>112</congress>
        <number>3809</number>
        <type>HR</type>
        <latestAction>
          <actionDate>2012-01-25</actionDate>
          <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.</text>
        </latestAction>
        <relationshipDetails>
          <item>
            <type>Related bill</type>
            <identifiedBy>CRS</identifiedBy>
          </item>
        </relationshipDetails>
      </item>
    </relatedBills>
    <actions>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2012-01-25</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsju03</systemCode>
            <name>Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>1</code>
          <name>House committee actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2012-01-23</actionDate>
        <text>Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>H11100</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>2</code>
          <name>House floor actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsju00</systemCode>
            <name>Judiciary Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2012-01-23</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>Intro-H</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2012-01-23</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>1000</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
    </actions>
    <sponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>L000554</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]</fullName>
        <firstName>FRANK</firstName>
        <lastName>LOBIONDO</lastName>
        <party>R</party>
        <state>NJ</state>
        <middleName>A.</middleName>
        <district>2</district>
        <isByRequest>N</isByRequest>
      </item>
    </sponsors>
    <cosponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>P000034</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]</fullName>
        <firstName>FRANK</firstName>
        <lastName>PALLONE</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>NJ</state>
        <district>6</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2012-04-24</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>R000594</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]</fullName>
        <firstName>Jon</firstName>
        <lastName>Runyan</lastName>
        <party>R</party>
        <state>NJ</state>
        <district>3</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2012-05-29</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>G000548</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]</fullName>
        <firstName>Scott</firstName>
        <lastName>Garrett</lastName>
        <party>R</party>
        <state>NJ</state>
        <district>5</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2012-06-05</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>L000567</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]</fullName>
        <firstName>Leonard</firstName>
        <lastName>Lance</lastName>
        <party>R</party>
        <state>NJ</state>
        <district>7</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2012-06-15</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>A000210</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]</fullName>
        <firstName>ROBERT</firstName>
        <lastName>ANDREWS</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>NJ</state>
        <middleName>E.</middleName>
        <district>1</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2012-06-28</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>S001165</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13]</fullName>
        <firstName>Albio</firstName>
        <lastName>Sires</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>NJ</state>
        <district>13</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2012-06-28</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
    </cosponsors>
    <policyArea>
      <name>Sports and Recreation</name>
    </policyArea>
    <subjects>
      <legislativeSubjects>
        <item>
          <name>Gambling</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Professional sports</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>School athletics</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>State and local government operations</name>
        </item>
      </legislativeSubjects>
      <policyArea>
        <name>Sports and Recreation</name>
      </policyArea>
    </subjects>
    <summaries>
      <summary>
        <versionCode>00</versionCode>
        <actionDate>2012-01-23</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Introduced in House</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2012-02-09T19:54:21Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to exempt a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme authorized by a state by a statute enacted on or after January 1, 2012, and in effect not later than January 1, 2016, from the prohibition against a governmental entity, or a person acting pursuant to the law or compact of<em><strong> </strong></em>a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.</p>]]></text>
      </summary>
    </summaries>
    <title>Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012</title>
    <titles>
      <item>
        <titleType>Short Titles as Introduced</titleType>
        <title>Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012</title>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Display Title</titleType>
        <title>Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012</title>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Official Title as Introduced</titleType>
        <title>To amend chapter 178 of title 28 of the United States Code to permit during a 4-year period States to enact statutes that exempt from the operation of such chapter, lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports.</title>
      </item>
    </titles>
    <textVersions>
      <item>
        <type>Introduced in House</type>
        <date>2012-01-23T05:00:00Z</date>
        <formats>
          <item>
            <url>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3797ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3797ih.xml</url>
          </item>
        </formats>
      </item>
    </textVersions>
    <latestAction>
      <actionDate>2012-01-25</actionDate>
      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.</text>
    </latestAction>
  </bill>
  <dublinCore xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
    <dc:language>EN</dc:language>
    <dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
    <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
    <dc:description>This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.</dc:description>
  </dublinCore>
</billStatus>
