H.R.6870 - Payments System Protection Act of 2008

To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Payments System Protection Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Payments System Protection Act of 2008 as introduced.

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09/10/08
HR 6870, To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations ...

HR 6870 would ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

09/10/08
Bill Introduced: HR6870 To ensure that implementation of proposed ...

To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system, and for other purposes.

09/10/08
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6870: To ensure that implementation of ...

Barney Frank [D-MA] introduced HR 6870: To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system, and for other purposes. ...

09/12/08
cong. frank bill set for markup tuesday

poker news daily has learned that hr 6870, which was proposed by congressman barney frank (d-mass.) on thursday, is scheduled to be marked up in the house financial services committee on tuesday. the measure is one of five that will be ...

09/12/08
Barney Frank Internet Gambling Bill to be Marked Up Tuesday

Poker News Daily has learned that HR 6870, which was proposed by Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on Thursday, is scheduled to be marked up in the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. The measure is one of five that will be ...

09/12/08
Barney Frank Reintroduces the Payments Systems Protection Act

Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has reintroduced the Payments Systems Protection Act, and the bill will get marked up in the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. The new bill, HR 6870, is "to ensure that implementation of ...

09/12/08
[HR6870] Frank Introduces HR 6870; Will be Marked Up Tuesday ...

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced HR 6870, the Payments System Protection Act. The bill ensures “that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, ...

09/13/08
Barney Frank Reintroduces the Payments Systems Protection Act

Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has reintroduced the Payments Systems Protection Act, and the bill will get marked up in the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. The new bill, HR 6870, is …

09/13/08
Barney Frank Reintroduces the Payments Systems Protection Act

Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has reintroduced the Payments Systems Protection Act, and the bill will get marked up in the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. The new bill, HR 6870, is "to ensure that implementation of ...

09/14/08
Congressman Barney Frank Reintroduces the Payments Systems ...

has reintroduced the Payments Systems Protection Act HR 6870 which is scheduled for mark up on Tuesday. BUT...and it's a BIG BUT...The regulations that will continue to be upheld are those concerning online sports bettors. ...

Source: PokerDIY
09/14/08
Payment systems protection act reintroduced

“UIGEA last second annex due to a port security bill by step rightist politicians prevented proper examination of the language of Congress, which in turn led to the bill to be all but unworkable in its present form. new bill, HR 6870, ...

09/15/08
LL to stop the L$ soon? lol

Apparently if HR 6870 doesn't pass, LL would have to disable the $L ... get out and VOTE Tuesday 9/16... details here: Net Freedom Forever: Stop Government Control of the Internet (Apologies for the political message - I was actually ...

09/15/08
Joe Biden's Son Resigns as Lobbyist for Party Gaming Founder Russ ...

Frank's HR 6870 also calls for the suspension of current UIGEA code until an administrative law judge (to be appointed if the law were to pass) works with the Treasury and Federal Reserve to develop and implement workable regulations. ...

09/15/08
Firedoglake » As the Markets Plunge, Bernanke and Paulson Gamble ...

The Financial Services Committee will hold a markup on, “H.R. 6694, FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform and Risk-Based Pricing Authorization Act of 2008; H.R. 6870, Payment System Protection Act; H.R. 3019, Expand and Preserve Home ...

Source: Firedoglake
09/15/08
Frank’s bill scheduled for markup Tuesday

Section 3 of HR 6870 asks that the Treasury and Federal Reserve consult with the Attorney General to develop and implement UIGEA regulations that specifically define “unlawful Internet gambling” and only do so after conducting a full ...

09/15/08
CitizenLink: Take Action: House Bill Could Gut Gambling Regulations

H.R. 6870 — the so-called Payments System Protection Act of 2008 — purports to clarify UIGEA, but actually would undermine the current regulations. The House Financial Services Committee, which is led by Frank, is scheduled to vote on ...

Source: CitizenLink
09/15/08
Bush Administration Moving to Block Second Life and Other Online ...

Instead, the bill would require formal rulemaking so that the impact of the new regulations on communities like Second Life can be fully understood. Please consider taking action and Tell Congress to pass HR 6870, and to oppose ...

09/16/08
Video: Payment Systems Protection Act (HR 6870) Markup

If it wasn’t Barney Frank, I would swear that he sounded like a libertarian.

09/16/08
house bill could gut gambling regulations

hr 6870 — the so-called payments system protection act of 2008 — purports to clarify uigea, but actually would undermine the current regulations. the house financial services committee, which is led by frank, is scheduled to vote on the ...

09/16/08
Committee Approves Barney Frank’s HR 6870

In the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, HR 6870, the second version of Barney Frank’s Payments System Protection Act, was passed by a 30-19 vote. After initially being discussed and voted on orally, Republican Congressman ...

09/16/08
Tell your US Representative to support HR 6870

So, its been brought up one more time in HR 6870. I called his office and told him that I want him to vote for the bill. I love playing poker and I don’t understand why I can’t spend MY money on a beloved past time. ...

09/16/08
HR 6870 - Vote in support for YOUR future!

"Apparently if HR 6870 doesn't pass, LL would have to disable the $L ... get out and VOTE Tuesday 9/16... details here." (Ina Centaur) LET THEM KNOW THIS IS NO GOOD!! Here is VERY SIMPLE drop menu and VERY SHORT section to fill out; ...

Source: Jaywalk
09/16/08
[Press Release] Statement by PPA Chairman D'Amato on Passage of HR ...

[Press Release] Statement by PPA Chairman D’Amato on Passage of HR 6870 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: [Press Release] Statement by PPA Chairman D’Amato on Passage of HR 6870 Statement by PPA Chairman ...

09/16/08
Major UIGEA Development

This new bill HR 6870, which will be known as the Payment Systems Protection Act of 2008 blocks the US Treasury or Federal Reserve from legally enforcing any UIGEA regulation… “To the extent as any such regulation pertains to wagering ...

09/16/08
Poker Bill Passes Committee One step closer to undoing the UIGEA

Statement by PPA Chairman D’Amato on Passage of HR 6870. Washington, DC (September 16, 2008) – Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one ...

09/16/08
Second Life Targeted for Shutdown as a "Game of Skill"?

The US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee hearings on HR 6870 today have some residents of Second Life concerned that the metaverse could become collateral damage in the war on online gambling, with suggestions that ...

09/16/08
Barney Frank Bill Moves to Full House

The House Financial Services Committee today approved Barney Frank’s third installment of the Payment Systems Protection Act, HR 6870. The bill was accepted by a 30-to-19 vote. The new version of the payments protection act, ...

09/16/08
Key Congressional Committee Votes to Clarify Internet Gambling Ban

The Payments System Protection Act (HR 6870), approved today by the House Committee on Financial Services, would direct the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve System, in consultation with the Attorney General, ...

09/16/08
The Virtual Nanny State: HR 6870 to the Rescue

Barney Frank (D) introduced HR 6870 aka the Payment Systems Protection Act. The Act prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve from implementing regulations that do not pertain to wagering that is already banned by ...

09/16/08
HR 6870 being marked up by US House Committee on Financial ...

HR 6870, the ‘Payment Systems Protections Act of 2008′, would prohibit the US Treasury and Federal Reserve from proposing, prescribing or implementing any regulations under UIGEA apart from those relating to sports betting, ...

Source: casinomoz

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