SPORTS BETTING - CONGRESS
Summary
Urges President Trump and the United States Congress to remove the ban on sports betting or wagering by repealing the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
Sep 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 31, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Sep 28, 2017
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jun 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jun 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 31, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted
upper
May 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted Gaming; 011-002-001
upper
May 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Gaming
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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