Greyhound Protection Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 11/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-11-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-05-19Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-05-19Introduced in House
- 2021-05-19Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-19 (00)
Greyhound Protection Act of 2021
This bill modifies the federal criminal statute commonly known as the Wire Act.
Currently, the Wire Act contains four prohibitions on the use of a wire transmission facility (e.g., the telephone or internet) for certain gambling activities. All four prohibitions apply to sports gambling. However, there have been conflicting interpretations of the applicability of the prohibitions to nonsports gambling (e.g., state lotteries).
This bill amends the Wire Act to expressly state that the statute does not authorize the use of wire communications to gamble on commercial greyhound racing or permit the transport of animals for commercial dog racing or related activities.
Cosponsors (20)
- Michael Waltz (R-FL)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Marie Newman (D-IL)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Gambling
- Mammals
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