[House Report 108-145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    108-145

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2143, UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING 
                        FUNDING PROHIBITION ACT

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June 9, 2003.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 263]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 263, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 2143, 
the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act, under a 
structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Financial Services.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report. The rule provides that the amendments printed in 
this report may be considered only in the order printed in this 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in this report.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommend with or 
without instructions.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 102

    Date: June 9, 2003.
    Measure: H.R. 2143--Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding 
Prohibition Act.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and grant the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Representative 
Pombo to ensure that Federally Recognized Indian Tribes (as 
that term is defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act) are 
given the same status for the purpose of the bill. Ensures that 
Tribal gaming is given the same status as gaming conducted 
under state and federal law.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings 
(WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; 
Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                  SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

    (Summaries of amendments derived from information provided 
by the sponsor.)
    1. Kelly: Adds a new section 5 to the end of the bill 
consisting of a rule of construction clarifying that the bill 
should be read as leaving intact the substantive law with 
respect to gambling in the United States. It confirms that the 
bill does not change Federal, State or Tribal law in this 
regard. (10 minutes)
    2. Jackson-Lee: Removes credit cards from the list of bank 
instruments banned under the bill. The reasoning for removing 
credit cards is that the age requirements necessary for 
obtaining a credit card provide a means of preventing minor's 
use of Internet gambling websites. (10 minutes)
    3. Sensenbrenner/Cannon/Conyers: Strikes language in the 
bill which states that a bet or wager does not include ``any 
lawful transaction with a business licensed or authorized by a 
State.'' (20 minutes)

                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kelly of New York, or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 13, after line 2, [page and line numbers refer to H.R. 
2143, as introduced on May 19, 2003] insert the following new 
section:

SEC. 5. COMMON SENSE RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    No provision of this Act shall be construed as altering, 
limiting, extending, changing the status of, or otherwise 
affecting any law relating to, affecting, or regulating 
gambling within the United States.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 7, strike line 3 [page and line numbers refer to H.R. 
2143, as introduced on May 19, 2003] and all that follows 
through line 6 (and redesignate the subsequent subparagraphs 
and any cross reference to any such subparagraph accordingly).
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   3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sensenbrenner of 
          Wisconsin, or His Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes

    Page 9, line 22, after the semicolon, insert ``and'' .
    Page 10, line 17, strike ``; and'' and insert a period.
    Page 10, strike lines 18 and 19.

                                
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