HR 416
114th Congress
House
Sports and Recreation
Gambling
Professional sports
School athletics
State and local government operations
Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2015
Introduced: January 20, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 20, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 20, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2015
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, 2015, and in effect not later than January 1, 2019, 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1