HR 5242 · 103th Congress · Sports and Recreation
To amend the Act commonly referred to as the "Johnson Act" to limit the authority of States to regulate gambling devices on vessels.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine.(1994-10-07)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the Johnson Act to provide that States may not regulate the possession or use of gambling equipment on vessels whose voyage consists of a segment: (1) that begins and ends in the same State; (2) that is part of a voyage to another State or to a foreign country; and (3) in which the vessel reaches the other State or foreign country within three days after leaving the State in which it begins.…
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