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On November 18, 2005 representative Jim Leach of Iowa introduced the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act.<ref name="leach">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/text "H.R.4411 - Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act"], ''Congress.gov'. November 18, 2005. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> It's purpose was to prevent various payment methods from being used for unlawful online gambling.<ref name="leach" /> Leach's proposed bill redefined terms of the 1961 [[Federal Wire Act]]. A ''bet'' was now defined as any game subject to chance, and a ''communication facility'' includes transmissions over wired and mobile networks.
Representative Shelley Berkley of Nevada attempted to amend the bill by expanding it's reach to include online schemes classified as ''games of skill''. Berkley's amendment fails failed by a vote of 114 - 297.<ref name="berk">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/amendments?searchResultViewType=expanded&KWICView=false "Amendments: H.R.4411 — 109th Congress (2005-2006)"], ''Congress.gov'. July 11, 2006. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act is passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2006.
=== 2006: Senate ===