,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #affh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjae,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1    
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,coats1 and ,mr4      
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to restore long-standing ,united     
,states policy that the ,wire ,act      
prohibits all forms of ,internet        
gambling1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,restoration of ,america's ,wire    
,act4  #b4 ,wire ,act clarification     
,section #ajhd of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by striking bets 
or wagers or information assisting in   
the placing of bets or wagers on any    
sporting event or contest1 and inserting
 any bet or wager1 or information       
assisting in the placing of any bet or  
wager12  7,b7 by striking result of bets

 or wagers and inserting result of any  
bet or wager2 and  7,c7 by striking or  
for information assisting in the placing
 of bets or wagers12 and  7#b7 by       
striking subsection 7e7 and inserting   
the following3  7e7 ,as used in this    
section--  7#a7 the term bet or wager   
does not include any activities set     
forth in section #ecfb7a77;,e7 of title 
#ca2  7#b7 the term ,state means a      
,state of the ,united ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 or a    
commonwealth1 territory1 or possession  
of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 the term  
uses a wire communication facility for  
the transmission in interstate or       
foreign commerce of any bet or wager    
includes any transmission over the      
,internet carried interstate or in      
foreign commerce1 incidentally or       
otherwise2 and  7#d7 the term wire      
communication has the meaning given the 
term in section #c of the               
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      

,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  4  #c4 ,rule of       
construction ,nothing in this ,act1 or  
the amendments made by this ,act1 shall 
be construed--  7#a7 to preempt any     
,state law prohibiting gambling2 or     
7#b7 to alter1 limit1 or extend--  7,a7 
the relationship between the ,interstate
 ,horseracing ,act of #aigh 7#ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 and other      
,federal laws in effect on the date of  
enactment of this ,act2  7,b7 the       
ability of a ,state licensed lottery    
7including in conjunction with its      
supplier7 or ,state licensed retailer to
 make on-premises retail lottery sales1 
including through a self-service retail 
lottery terminal1 or to transmit        
information ancillary to such sales     
7including information relating to      
subscriptions or fulfillment of game    
play71 in accordance with applicable    
,federal and ,state laws2  7,c7 the     
ability of a ,state licensed gaming     
establishment or a tribal gaming        
establishment to transmit information   

assisting in the placing of a bet or    
wager on the physical premises of the   
establishment1 in accordance with       
applicable ,federal and ,state laws2 or 
7,d7 the relationship between ,federal  
laws and ,state charitable gaming laws4