Full List of Representatives Sponsoring the IGRCPEA Online Gambling Act

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H.R. 2267, which is the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, put into motion by Rep. Barney Frank, now has 50 co-sponsors. This bill, which was originally introduced back in May, allows licensed online casino gambling companies to legally operate in the United States. This bill directly targets the anti-gambling UIGEA bill by making an exemption for poker. The current status of this bill is on hold until September 2009 in the House Financial Services Committee. These are the 50 co-sponsors of the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009:

  • Alaska: Don Young (R At-Large)
  • Arizona: Raul Grijalva (D 7th)
  • California: Michael Thompson (D 1st), George Miller (D 7th), Michael Honda (D 15th), Linda Sanchez (D 39th), Bob Filner (D 51st)
  • Colorado: Jared Polis (D 2nd), Ed Perlmutter (D 7th)
  • Connecticut: Joe Courtney (D 2nd)
  • Florida: Robert Wexler (D 19th), Alcee Hastings (D 23rd)
  • Hawaii: Neil Abercrombie (D 1st)
  • Idaho: Walt Minnick (D 1st)
  • Illinois: Luis Gutierrez (D 4th), Bill Foster (D 14th)
  • Indiana: Andre Carson (D 7th)
  • Massachusetts: James McGovern (D 3rd), Barney Frank (D 4th), Michael Capuano (D 8th), William Delahunt (D 10th)
  • Michigan: John Conyers (D 14th)
  • Nevada: Shelley Berkley (D 1st)
  • New Hampshire: Paul Hodes (D 2nd)
  • New Jersey: Robert Andrews (D 1st), Frank LoBiondo (R 2nd), John Adler (D 3rd), Steven Rothman (D 9th)
  • New York: Tim Bishop (D 1st), Steve Israel (D 2nd),Peter King (R 3rd), Carolyn McCarthy (D 4th), Gary Ackerman (D 5th), Joseph Crowley (D 7th), Jerrold Nadler (D 8th), Edolphus Towns (D 10th), Mike McMahon (D 13th), Charles Rangel (D 15th), Paul Tonko (D 21st)
  • North Carolina: Melvin Watt (D 12th)
  • Ohio: Steve Driehaus (D 1st), Tim Ryan (D 17th)
  • Oregon: Earl Blumenauer (D 3rd)
  • Tennessee: Steve Cohen (D 9th)
  • Texas: Ron Paul (R 14th), Ciro Rodriguez (D 23rd)
  • Virginia: Bobby Scott (D 3rd), Tom Perriello (D 5th), James Moran (D 8th)
  • Washington: Jim McDermott (D 7th)


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Posted on July 30, 2009

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  1. jhonsean 11 October 2010 at 11:19 am Permalink

    This Online gambling act will preserve the reputation of online casino companies that was legally operated in the US.


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