[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2763 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2763

 To terminate the preemption of State and local laws that prohibit or 
    regulate gaming or the operation of bucket shops, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 10, 2009

 Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To terminate the preemption of State and local laws that prohibit or 
    regulate gaming or the operation of bucket shops, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF PREEMPTION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.

    (a) In General.--Section 12(e) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 
U.S.C. 16(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1) Nothing'' and inserting 
                ``Nothing'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
                as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively, and 
                indenting appropriately; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B))--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
                        (iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), 
                        respectively, and indenting appropriately; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A) (as redesignated by clause (i)), by 
                        striking ``(except as provided in paragraph 
                        (2))''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2(e)(1) of the Commodity 
Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``(other than 
section 12(e)(2)(B))''.
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