S 3376
114th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Gambling
Illinois
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
New York State
A bill to ensure the integrity of laws enacted to prevent the use of financial instruments for funding or operating online casinos are not undermined by legal opinions not carrying the force of law issued by Federal Government lawyers.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill declares that the Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (September 20, 2011) shall have no force or effect for purposes of interpreting the definition of "unlawful Internet gambling" under current federal law.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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