H.R.2143: Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 108-133, Part I.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 68.

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Financial Services, H. Rept. 108-133, Part II.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 263 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2143 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. After general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.

Rule H. Res. 263 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 263.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2143 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. After general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Makes in order only those amendments printed in House Report 108-145. Provides that the amendments may be considered only in the order printed, offered only by a Member designated in the report, considered as read, debatable for the time specified, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, not be subject to amendment, and not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. Waives all points of order against the amendments.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 263 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Lee Terry to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2143.

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 263 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 263 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment.

POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson-Lee, (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson-Lee, (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.

Subsequently, Ms. Jackson-Lee asked unanimous consent to withdraw her request for a recorded vote. Without objection her request is agreed to and the Chair announced that the amendment failed by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 263, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Sensenbrenner amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2143.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 319 - 104 (Roll no. 255).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2143.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.