Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “pursuant to House Resolution 907, I call up the bill (H.R. 4411) to prevent the use of certain payment instruments…”

“pursuant to House Resolution 907, I call up the bill (H.R. 4411) to prevent the use of certain payment instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4411 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PAYMENT INSTRUMENT FOR UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING. (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: ``SUBCHAPTER IV--PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING ``Sec. 5361. Congressional findings and purpose ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: ``(1) Internet gambling is primarily funded through personal use of payment system instruments, credit cards, and wire transfers. ``(2) The National Gambling Impact Study Commission in 1999 recommended the passage of legislation to prohibit wire transfers to Internet gambling sites or the banks which represent such sites. ``(3) Internet gambling is a growing cause of debt collection problems for insured depository institutions and the consumer credit industry.…”