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HR 316 106th Congress House

Cruises-to-Nowhere Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Act popularly known as the Johnson Act to restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere.

Introduced: February 8, 1999 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works CasinosFederal preemptionGamblingGovernment Operations and Politics
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Passenger shipsSports and RecreationState laws
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 1999
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 7, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E25-26)
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 1999

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cruises-to-Nowhere Act of 1999 - Amends the Johnson Act to provide that the Federal prohibition on the use of gambling devices on U.S. documented or foreign-flagged vessels shall not preempt States from enacting laws governing cruises-to-nowhere.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 6, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 26, 1999
DeMint, James
· Mar 8, 1999
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 8, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 1, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 8, 1999
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Feb 2, 1999
Sanford, Mark
· Feb 2, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 316: Cruises-to-Nowhere Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-316/
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