3.0.0 783 2023-01-11T13:35:03Z 2023-01-11T13:35:03Z House HR 2017-02-01 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LoBIONDO:H.R. 783.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Section 8 orArticle 1 of the United States Constitution.[Page H878]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-02T14:39:09Z Referred to 2017-02-01T15:00:33Z 2017-03-02 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2017-02-01 True Sports and Recreation Gambling Professional sports School athletics State and local government operations Sports and Recreation 00 2017-02-01 Introduced in House 2017-02-22T19:27:11Z Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2017

This bill 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, 2017, and in effect not later than January 1, 2021, from the prohibition against a governmental entity, or a person acting pursuant to the law or compact of a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.

]]> Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2017 Display Title Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr783ih/xml/BILLS-115hr783ih.xml 2017-03-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress 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.