Textual folder
United States Department of Justice Records
USDJ-MF159-002
This folder contains information on the legislative history of Public Law 87-218, an act to provide means for the federal government to combat interstate crime and to assist the states in the enforcement of their criminal laws by prohibiting the interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia. It includes the text of several bills introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives, a record of the debate as published in the daily Congressional Record, and copies of printed Congressional hearings on the bill. Also included is a file maintained by the Criminal Division on similar bills and other background material.