Lawmakers to tackle Web gambling
Declan McCullagh Former Senior Writer
Declan McCullagh is the chief political correspondent for CNET. You can e-mail him or follow him on Twitter as declanm. Declan previously was a reporter for Time and the Washington bureau chief for Wired and wrote the Taking Liberties section and Other People's Money column for CBS News' Web site.
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to debate Internet gambling restrictions on Tuesday. Under House rules, the voting procedure for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act (H.R.2143) requires a two-thirds majority and does not permit any amendments to be offered.
The measure, approved on May 21 by the Financial Services committee, gives federal regulators six months to devise regulations to restrict financial transactions related to Internet gambling. A second, more controversial antigambling bill (H.R. 21) that has been OK'd by two House committees is not currently scheduled for a floor vote, a Financial Services spokesman said on Monday.