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  1. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 18th, 2009 (5/18/2009 5:38pm)

    Keep up-to-date on the poker bills currently in the House:

    <span>H.R. 2266: To delay for 1 year the date for compliance of the UIGEA</span>

    http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2266

    <span>H.R. 2267: Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act</span>

    http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2267

    <span>H.R. 2268: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009</span>

    http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2268
     
  2. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 18th, 2009 (5/18/2009 5:48pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Sponsorship

    <span>H.R. 2266: To delay for 1 year the date for compliance of the UIGEA</span>
    Sponsor:
    <span rel="usbill:sponsor" resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/F000339">Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]</span>
    Cosponsors [as of 2009-05-15]
    Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
    Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
    Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
    Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX]
    Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
    Rep. George Miller [D-CA]

    <span>H.R. 2267: Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act</span>

    Sponsor:
    <span rel="usbill:sponsor" resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/F000339">Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]</span>

    Cosponsors [as of 2009-05-15]
    Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
    Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
    Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
    Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
    Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]
    Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]
    Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
    Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]
    Del. Gregorio Sablan [I-MP]
    Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
    Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]
    Rep. James McDermott [D-WA]
    Rep. André Carson [D-IN]
    Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX]
    Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
    Rep. Thomas Perriello [D-VA]
    Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
    Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL]
    Rep. George Miller [D-CA]

    <span>H.R. 2268: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009</span>

    Sponsor:
    <span rel="usbill:sponsor" resource="http://www.rdfabout.com/rdf/usgov/congress/people/M000404">Rep. James McDermott [D-WA]</span>

    Cosponsors [as of 2009-05-07]
    Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
     
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  3. Skallagrim Skallagrim is offline

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    May 18th, 2009 (5/18/2009 8:45pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Nice information as always TE .

    Folks, if your congressman is on the list of co-sponsors, a short thank you e-mail is well in order. If your congressman is not on the list, TE"s "Letter to Congress" would be a good thing to send!

    Skallagrim
  4. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 18th, 2009 (5/18/2009 9:04pm) in reply to Skallagrim

    Thanks!

    Great advice Skall. Yes, our friends in Congress need to hear from us.
     
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  5. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 18th, 2009 (5/18/2009 9:06pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    The PPA Congressional Ratings Guide is at www.congressionalpoker.com. I recommend everyone check it out. All the congressmen listed above are either A or A+. I imagine we'll start getting new supporters soon as well.
     
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  6. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 24th, 2009 (5/24/2009 1:42pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    New cosponsors!
    • H.R. 2266: To delay for 1 year the date for compliance of the UIGEA

    Sponsor:
    Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]

    Cosponsors [10, as of 2009-05-23]


    Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA51] NEW!
    Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY1]
    Rep. Peter King [R-NY3]
    Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA3]
    Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY13] NEW!
    Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX14]
    Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY7] NEW!
    Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ9] NEW!
    Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV1]
    Rep. George Miller [D-CA7]
    • H.R. 2267: Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act
    Sponsor:
    Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]

    Cosponsors [23, as of 2009-05-23]
    Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA51] NEW!
    Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
    Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
    Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
    Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
    Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]
    Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]
    Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
    Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]
    Del. Gregorio Sablan [I-MP]
    Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
    Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY13] NEW!
    Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]
    Rep. James McDermott [D-WA]
    Rep. André Carson [D-IN]
    Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX]
    Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY7 NEW!
    Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ9] NEW
    Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
    Rep. Thomas Perriello [D-VA]
    Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
    Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL]
    Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
    • H.R. 2268: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009

    Sponsor:
    Rep. James McDermott [D-WA]

    Cosponsors [1, as of 2009-05-23]
    Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
     
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  7. Mookman5 Mookman5 is offline

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    May 25th, 2009 (5/25/2009 9:02pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Thanks for putting in the time to compose all this information. I am sad to see that Ohio is not on that list. In any case, I hope the player and PPA can gather as much support as possible. It really seems with these bills coing to light that poker and players are fighting hard for the right to play. Thanks TE.
  8. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 25th, 2009 (5/25/2009 9:29pm) in reply to Mookman5

     
    Originally Posted by Mookman5 View Post

    Thanks for putting in the time to compose all this information. I am sad to see that Ohio is not on that list. In any case, I hope the player and PPA can gather as much support as possible. It really seems with these bills coing to light that poker and players are fighting hard for the right to play. Thanks TE.

    Hopefully poker players will write and call Congress to make their voices heard.

    Ohio does have four A rated Congressmen. Hopefully they'll sign onto these bills soon.
     
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  9. Mookman5 Mookman5 is offline

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    May 25th, 2009 (5/25/2009 9:41pm) in reply to TheEngineer

     
    Originally Posted by TheEngineer View Post

     
    Originally Posted by Mookman5 View Post

    Thanks for putting in the time to compose all this information. I am sad to see that Ohio is not on that list. In any case, I hope the player and PPA can gather as much support as possible. It really seems with these bills coing to light that poker and players are fighting hard for the right to play. Thanks TE.

    Hopefully poker players will write and call Congress to make their voices heard.

    Ohio does have four A rated Congressmen. Hopefully they'll sign onto these bills soon.

    Thanks for the link. I have their emails and snail mail, I will write. The link you gave me was great, but when I click on the Name of the person, then the contact option, it gives me an error message that the alert is no longer there. I am not sure if that matters, but I figured I would let you know.

    It is too bad not many P5'ers come and check out this section. I was torn to start posting on this site but I hate to see your hard work "fall on deaf ears" so to speak. Anything I can do to help, feel free to let me know. Kudos for all the work on Digg and Twitter, as well as making it as easy as possible for people to write President Obama and Congress.
  10. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 25th, 2009 (5/25/2009 10:16pm) in reply to Mookman5

     
    Originally Posted by Mookman5 View Post

    Thanks for the link. I have their emails and snail mail, I will write. The link you gave me was great, but when I click on the Name of the person, then the contact option, it gives me an error message that the alert is no longer there. I am not sure if that matters, but I figured I would let you know.

    Thanks for writing and calling. Nice catch on the link. I'll let PPA know to update it.

     

    It is too bad not many P5'ers come and check out this section. I was torn to start posting on this site but I hate to see your hard work "fall on deaf ears" so to speak. Anything I can do to help, feel free to let me know. Kudos for all the work on Digg and Twitter, as well as making it as easy as possible for people to write President Obama and Congress.

    Thanks for that as well. I've been working on inviting P5ers to post here, and it is bearing some fruit already. I believe this forum will really take off if we keep the content and discussion going.
     
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  11. Big Daddy Big Daddy is offline

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    May 28th, 2009 (5/28/2009 1:26am) in reply to TheEngineer

    Any ideas on how maney co-sponsors Frank would want or need before bringing his bill's out of committee? Is there a magic number i.e. half, quarter, etc. or is it just when he feels like it's ready? I am ignorant of politics and if this question is dumb or been asked please forgive me
  12. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    May 28th, 2009 (5/28/2009 1:37am) in reply to Big Daddy

     
    Originally Posted by Big Daddy View Post

    Any ideas on how maney co-sponsors Frank would want or need before bringing his bill's out of committee? Is there a magic number i.e. half, quarter, etc. or is it just when he feels like it's ready? I am ignorant of politics and if this question is dumb or been asked please forgive me

    It's a good question. More cosponsors are better, as the quantity of cosponsors helps us show support for our position. Still, bills pass with ten or fewer cosponsors all the time, so it's not a perfect predictor of probability of passage.

    That being said, I'd like to see 50 or more. I think that will be enough for Rep. Frank to move it forward.

    I think our standing has greatly improved over last year, and it's WAY higher than it was in the dark days when UIGEA passed. I thank every poker player who took a stand.
     
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  13. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    Jul 4th, 2009 (7/4/2009 2:35am) in reply to TheEngineer

    H.R. 2266: To delay for 1 year the date for compliance of the UIGEA

    Sponsor:
    Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]

    23 Cosponsors [as of 2009-06-27]
    Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA51]
    Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY1]
    Rep. Peter King [R-NY3]
    Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA3]
    Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY4]
    Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ7]
    Rep. Steve Driehaus [D-OH1]
    Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY15]
    Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO7]
    Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY13]
    Rep. Timothy Ryan [D-OH17]
    Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX23]
    Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ1]
    Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX14]
    Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI1]
    Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY7]
    Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ9]
    Rep. Donald Young [R-AK]
    Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA15]
    Rep. James Moran [D-VA8]
    Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
    Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV1]
    Rep. George Miller [D-CA7]

    H.R. 2267: Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act

    Sponsor:
    Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]

    40 Cosponsors [as of 2009-06-27]
    Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA51]
    Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY1]
    Rep. Peter King [R-NY3]
    Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA3]
    Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY4]
    Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY8]
    Rep. James McGovern [D-MA3]
    Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO2]
    Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ7]
    Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA10]
    Rep. Steve Driehaus [D-OH1]
    Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY15]
    Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL19]
    Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL23]
    Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC12]
    Del. Gregorio Sablan [I-MP]
    Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA8]
    Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO7]
    Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY5]
    Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY13]
    Rep. James McDermott [D-WA7]
    Rep. Timothy Ryan [D-OH17]
    Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX23]
    Rep. André Carson [D-IN7]
    Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ1]
    Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX14]
    Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI1]
    Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY7]
    Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ9]
    Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY2]
    Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
    Rep. Donald Young [R-AK]
    Rep. Thomas Perriello [D-VA5]
    Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL14]
    Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA15]
    Rep. James Moran [D-VA8]
    Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
    Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV1]
    Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL4]
    Rep. George Miller [D-CA7]

    H.R. 2268: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009

    Sponsor:
    Rep. James McDermott [D-WA]

    1 Cosponsor [as of 2009-05-07]
    Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
     
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  14. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    Jul 4th, 2009 (7/4/2009 2:35am) in reply to TheEngineer

    Looks like we're gaining support!
     
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