H.R. 5703: To permit the advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas of the District of Columbia.
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H.R. 5703: To permit the advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas of the District of Columbia.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-01 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To permit the advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas of the District of Columbia.
Plain summary
Amends the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1982, as amended by the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990, to repeal the prohibition against, and so permit, the promotion or operation of revenue-raising games of chance on the federal enclave, its adjacent public buildings, and land controlled by the Shipstead-Luce Act.
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Official text
To permit the advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas of the District of Columbia.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5703.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5703 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111