The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade is set to conduct a hearing on internet gambling on October 25th.
The hearing's goal is to gather information about internet gambling regulation that will be used in determining the merits of Rep. Joe Barton's proposed Online Poker Act of 2011 ( H.R. 2366).
A letter sent from the Poker Players' Alliance to members, urges them to contact their representatives to voice support for online poker before the hearing takes place.
The Subcommittee consists of the following politicians:
Republicans:
Mary Bono Mack, California, Chairman
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee, Vice Chair
Cliff Stearns, Florida
Charlie Bass, New Hampshire
Gregg Harper, Mississippi
Leonard Lance, New Jersey
Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
Pete Olson, Texas
David McKinley, West Virginia
Mike Pompeo, Kansas
Adam Kinzinger, Illinois
Joe Barton, Texas
Fred Upton, Michigan
Democrats:
George Kenneth Butterfield, North Carolina
Charlie Gonzalez, Texas
Jim Matheson, Utah
John Dingell, Michigan
Ed Towns, New York
Bobby Rush, Illinois
Jan Schakowsky, Illinois
Mike Ross, Arkansas
Henry Waxman, California