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S. 474 (105th): Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1997

A bill to amend sections 1081 and 1084 of title 18, United States Code.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Jon Kyl

Sponsor. Senator for Arizona. Republican.

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Last Updated: Oct 23, 1997
Length: 16 pages
Introduced
Mar 19, 1997
105th Congress (1997–1998)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on October 23, 1997, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

13 Cosponsors (7 Republicans, 6 Democrats)

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History

Mar 19, 1997
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Oct 23, 1997
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

S. 474 (105th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 474. This is the one from the 105th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 1997 to Dec 19, 1998. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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