Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus has filed a discharge petition to force a House vote on a gambling tax bill.
Titus has encountered various obstacles to get her FAIR BET Act this far, first attempted back in July 2025, but has been facing hiccups like opposition to adding it as an amendment. The bill seeks to undo the tax provisions in President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, arguing that it could push users toward the illegal gambling market.
As it stands, the bill’s 90% deduction cap would mean a gambler who wins $100,000 and then loses $100,000 would be required to pay $10,000 in taxes, despite the loss of profit.
“My FAIR BET Act has been sitting in Ways and Means Democrat for eight months, despite commitments from the House to restore the full gambling loss deduction,” wrote Titus in a statement shared to X. “I am now filing a discharge petition to bring it to the House floor for a vote.
“Both high-stakes and hobby gamblers are struggling, and local economies like #OnlyInDistrictOne that depend on gaming revenue are hurting. We need 218 signatures to bring this commonsense fix to the floor. Call your representatives and tell them to sign on.”
What is a discharge petition with regards to the House of Representatives?
A discharge petition, like the one filed here by Titus, is a procedural device in the US House of Representatives that can force a bill out of a committee and onto the floor for a vote. At the moment, the FAIR BET Act is stuck in the Ways and Means Committee but Titus is pushing for it to be voted on in the House.
The discharge petition sidesteps House leadership or committee chairs who are currently holding up the bill. It requires signatures from an absolute majority of members, prompting Titus’ call for more signatures in her X post.
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