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Union Calendar No. 224
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 497
[Report No. 104–440, Part I]
To create the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. WOLF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
DECEMBER 21, 1995
Reported with an amendment, and referred to the Committee on Resources
for a period ending not later than February 9, 1996, for consideration
of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee pursuant to clause 1(1), rule X
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
FEBRUARY 9, 1996
Referral to the Committee on Resources extended for a period ending not later
than February 28, 1996
FEBRUARY 28, 1996
Additional sponsors: Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. DAVIS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. UPTON,
Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ROEMER,
Mr. PACKARD, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BEIL-
ENSON, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ,
Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr.
HERGER, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. BROWDER, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. COLLINS
of Georgia, Mr. SOLOMON, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr.
CANADY of Florida, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. GENE GREEN of
Texas, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. SHAW, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr.
WALSH, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr.
ENGEL, Mr. ORTON, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mrs. ROU-
KEMA, Mr. PORTER, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. MORAN, Mr.
UNDERWOOD, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. HOKE, Mr. WISE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BARR
of Georgia, Mr. DELAY, Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. HOBSON, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
DIXON, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. OXLEY,
Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. SMITH
of Texas, Mr. BAKER of California, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr.
GIBBONS, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. HORN, Mr.
CASTLE, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. BLUTE, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr.
KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. WHITE,
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida,
Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. LANTOS, Mr.
SCHUMER, Mr. HAYES, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LIPINSKI,
Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. GORDON, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SCOTT,
Mr. BEVILL, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. WARD, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. RO-
MERO-BARCELO´, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. CAMP, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. HAN-
COCK, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. SAW-
YER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. TATE, Mr. CONYERS,
Mr. FRAZER, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. TIAHRT, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. METCALF,
Mr. BLILEY, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. LONGLEY, Mr.
BARCIA, Ms. PRYCE, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. MYERS
of Indiana, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. HANSEN, Mr.
TALENT, Mr. COYNE, Mr. COBURN, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr.
BARRETT of Nebraska, and Mr. QUINN
Deleted sponsor: Mr. SAXTON (added May 2, 1995; deleted September 28,
1995)
FEBRUARY 28, 1996
Committee on Resources discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 11, 1995]
A BILL
To create the National Gambling Impact and Policy
Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Gambling Im-
pact and Policy Commission Act’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission (in this
Act referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—
(1) GENERALLY.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 9 members, appointed from persons specially
qualified by training and experience to perform the
duties of the Commission, as follows:
(A) three appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(B) three appointed by the majority leader
of the Senate; and
(C) three appointed by the President of the
United States.
(2) CONSULTATION BEFORE APPOINTMENT.—Be-
fore the appointment of members of the Commission
(including to any vacancies), the appointing authori-
ties shall consult with each other to assure that the
overall membership of the Commission reflects a fair
and equitable representation of various points of view.
(3) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.—The appointing
authorities shall make their appointments to the Com-
mission not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) DESIGNATION OF THE CHAIRMAN.—The Speaker of
the House of Representatives and majority leader of the
Senate shall designate a Chairman and Vice Chairman
from among the members of the Commission.
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members
shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any va-
cancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment.
(d) INITIAL MEETING.—No later than 60 days after
the date on which all members of the Commission have been
appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
(e) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the call
of the Chairman.
(f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Com-
mission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of
members may hold hearings.
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the duty of the
Commission to conduct a comprehensive legal and
factual study of—
(A) gambling in the United States, includ-
ing State-sponsored lotteries, casino gambling,
pari-mutuel betting, and sports betting; and
(B) existing Federal, State, and local policy
and practices with respect to the legalization or
prohibition of gambling activities and to formu-
late and propose such changes in those policies
and practices as the Commission shall deem ap-
propriate.
(2) MATTERS STUDIED.—The matters studied by
the Commission shall include—
(A) the economic impact of gambling on the
United States, States, political subdivisions of
States, and Indian tribes, both in its positive
and negative aspects;
(B) the economic impact of gambling on
other businesses;
(C) an assessment and review of political
contributions and their influence on the develop-
ment of public policy regulating gambling;
(D) an assessment of the relationship be-
tween gambling and crime;
(E) an assessment of the impact of patho-
logical, or problem gambling on individuals,
families, social institutions, criminal activity
and the economy;
(F) a review of the demographics of gam-
blers;