An Act to amend title 18 and title 39 of the United States Code to make parallel the exemption from lottery prohibitions granted to newspapers and to radio and television.
Public Law 94-525 · H.R. 1607 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 17, 1976 · Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Findley (R-IL-20)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 250 yea, 125 nay250–125
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Extends the exemptions provided in Federal law from the prohibition on publication by newspapers of materials relating to lotteries in a State to publication in adjacent States conducting lotteries.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 94th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 250 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
250 yea125 nay58 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(181)
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. Bella AbzugD-NY-20
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
- Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Herman BadilloD-NY-21
- Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
- Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
- Rep. John McFallD-CA-14
- Rep. Tip O’NeillD-MA-8
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Edward KochD-NY-18
- Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
- Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
- Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Henry HelstoskiD-NJ-9
- Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
- Rep. Ray MaddenD-IN-1
- Rep. Helen MeynerD-NJ-13
- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Michael HarringtonD-MA-6
- Rep. Thomas MorganD-PA-22
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Dominick DanielsD-NJ-14
- Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Floyd HicksD-WA-6
- Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
- Rep. Richard FultonD-TN-5
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. James StantonD-OH-20
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Joseph KarthD-MN-4
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
- Rep. James O’HaraD-MI-12
- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-CA-31
- Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
- Rep. John DentD-PA-21
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Paul TsongasD-MA-5
- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
- Rep. Philip HayesD-IN-8
- Rep. Joseph EvinsD-TN-4
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. Torbert MacdonaldD-MA-7
- Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-16
- Rep. William GreenD-PA-3
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. Donald RiegleD-MI-7
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Wayne HaysD-OH-18
- Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
- Rep. Tim HallD-IL-15
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. William HungateD-MO-9
- Rep. Brock AdamsD-WA-7
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
- Rep. Richard Vander VeenD-MI-5
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
- Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. James SymingtonD-MO-2
- Rep. John MelcherD-MT-2
- Rep. Robert CornellD-WI-8
- Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
- Rep. Thomas ReesD-CA-23
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
- Rep. Edward PattisonD-NY-29
- Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
- Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Max BaucusD-MT-1- Rep. George ShipleyD-IL-22
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Allan HoweD-UT-2
- Rep. Mark HannafordD-CA-34
- Rep. Otis PikeD-NY-1
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. John KrebsD-CA-17
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
- Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
Rep. Christopher DoddD-CT-2- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. John YoungD-TX-14
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Theodore RisenhooverD-OK-2
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
- Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. James SantiniD-NV
- Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Robert StephensD-GA-10
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
- Rep. Otto PassmanD-LA-5
- Rep. Ronald MottlD-OH-23
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
- Rep. Olin TeagueD-TX-6
- Rep. James HaleyD-FL-8
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
- Rep. Phillip LandrumD-GA-9
- Rep. Williamson StuckeyD-GA-8
- Rep. Dale MilfordD-TX-24
- Rep. Goodloe ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Felix HébertD-LA-1
- Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
- Rep. Harold RunnelsD-NM-2
- Rep. Omar BurlesonD-TX-17
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
- Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3
- Rep. Lawrence McDonaldD-GA-7
Republicans who voted yea(69)
- Rep. Charles WhalenR-OH-3
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Edward BiesterR-PA-8
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
- Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
- Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
- Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
- Rep. William CohenR-ME-2
- Rep. Ronald SarasinR-CT-5
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
- Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Pierre du PontR-DE
- Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
- Rep. Garner ShriverR-KS-4
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. John JarmanD-OK-5
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
- Rep. Joe SkubitzR-KS-5
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Louis FreyR-FL-9
- Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
- Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. Garry BrownR-MI-3
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. Edwin EshlemanR-PA-16
- Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
- Rep. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-20
- Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
- Rep. Charles WigginsR-CA-39
- Rep. Donald ClancyR-OH-2
- Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
- Rep. Edward HutchinsonR-MI-4
- Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Robert BaumanR-MD-1
- Rep. Herman SchneebeliR-PA-17
- Rep. Steven SymmsR-ID-1
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 218 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 17, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-525.
- Oct 6, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Oct 5, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Feb 4, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Feb 2, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 17, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 16, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #299 (250-125).House roll call 299
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- May 21, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Jan 17, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.