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HR 707 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Gambling Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media

Restoration of America's Wire Act

Introduced: February 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoration of America's Wire Act

Amends provisions of the federal criminal code, commonly known as the Wire Act, to provide that the prohibition against transmission of wagering information shall apply to any bet or wager, or information assisting in the placing of any bet or wager (thus making such prohibition applicable to all types of gambling activities, including internet gambling). States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) preempt any state law prohibiting gambling; or (2) alter, limit, or extend the relationship between the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 and other federal laws currently in effect, the ability of a state licensed lottery retailer to make in-person, computer-generated retail lottery sales, or the relationship between federal laws and state charitable gaming laws.

What's happening now March 25, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1668 Related bill Restoration of America's Wire Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 3
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 22, 2015
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jul 13, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jun 17, 2015
Love, Mia
· Feb 27, 2015
Gowdy, Trey
· Feb 25, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 25, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Feb 4, 2015
Holding, George
· Feb 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 707: Restoration of America's Wire Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-707/
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"H.R. 707: Restoration of America's Wire Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-707/.
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H.R. 707, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-707/.
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