Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1440

Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Dina Titus DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Taxation.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

Source: Congress.gov data service (Library of Congress). Text versions: our copies of govinfo.gov’s files. Our copy was saved October 15, 2026.

Every bill introduced

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Guy Reschenthaler RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Kelly RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Steven Horsford DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mark E. Amodei RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Andrew R. Garbarino RRepublican
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublican
Thomas R. Suozzi DDemocrat

Text

Versions of the text
VersionDateOur copy
Introduced in HouseNot checked yetThe official file

Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Ways and Means Committee (House)Referred To, February 18, 2025

Hearings

We hold hearing records only for bills that became law.

Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

9 lobbying reports name H.R. 1440, for 6 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1440
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATIONAVOQ, LLCSecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • WHITAKER L ASKEW
  • CEDRIC GRANT
  • JAMES RYAN
Open the report
CAESARS ENTERPRISE SERVICES LLCBGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRSSecond quarter of 2026$90,000reported as income
  • LOREN MONROEFormer position, as reported: Leg. Aide to Sen. Pete Domenici
  • HALEY REEVES BARBOUR srFormer position, as reported: N/A
Open the report
DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATESDRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATESSecond quarter of 2026$350,000reported as expenses
  • LAUREN PFINGSTAG VAHEYFormer position, as reported: Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Angus S. King, Jr., 2013-2018 Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Gus Bilirakis, 2010-2012
Open the report
DRAFTKINGSMICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLCSecond quarter of 2026$60,000reported as income
  • ALEXANDER ANGELSON
  • BRITTAN SPECHT
Open the report
RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPSecond quarter of 2026$60,000reported as income
  • WILLIAM MOSCHELLA
  • MARC LAMPKIN
  • HAROLD HANCOCK
  • DAVID DUANE RANSOM
  • RUSSELL W. SULLIVAN
  • MARK WARREN
  • LAUREN HANCOCK
Open the report
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026$660,000reported as expenses
  • CHRISTOPHER STEVEN CYLKE
  • WILLIAM C MILLER jr
  • ALEXANDRA COSTELLO
  • MICHAEL MASAM VANAKI
Open the report
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPSecond quarter of 2026$30,000reported as income
  • WILLIAM MOSCHELLA
  • TRIPP MCKEMEY
  • DAVID REID
Open the report
DRAFTKINGS INC.INVARIANT LLCSecond quarter of 2026$90,000reported as income
  • ALEJANDRO CISNEROS
  • RYAN DILWORTH
  • ALDEN KNOWLTON
Open the report
UNDERDOG SPORTS HOLDINGS, INC.I STREET ADVOCATESSecond quarter of 2026$40,000reported as income
  • BRIAN HESS
  • DAVID GOODFRIEND
Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, as the filer printed it. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 1 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.

All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 1440

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contributions to this bill's sponsor and cosponsors from lobbyists and firms on its reports
ToReported byPaid to, as reportedAmountDate
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorBHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC)filed by BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 7257)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorBHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC)filed by BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 7257)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorBHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC)filed by BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 7257)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorBHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC)filed by BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 7257)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorSELFfiled by HAROLD HANCOCK, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 69159)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorBHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC)filed by BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 7257)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorBHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC)filed by BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 7257)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorBHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC)filed by BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 7257)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$1,000Open the report
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanCosponsorSELFfiled by MARK WARREN, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 101239)BRIAN FITZPATRICK FOR ALL OF USHonoree: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick$500Open the report

Contribution reports are read for 1 of the 8 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

Suggest a tool

Suggest a tool

A person reads each idea before it appears. Links are not accepted. Do not include personal information.

See all ideas and vote