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S. 947 (96th)

A bill to amend Title 18 of the United States Code to allow the transportation or mailing to a foreign country of material concerning a lottery authorized by that foreign country, and for other purposes.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 April 1979

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Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 1301 passed in lieu.

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10 August 2026

Summary

Extends the current exception to prohibitions against commerce in lottery material (allowing such commerce within a State with respect to a State-conducted lottery) to include the exportation of lottery material to a foreign country for use in a lottery authorized by such country.

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