To permit the advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas of the District of Columbia.

H.R. 5703 would remove a longstanding federal restriction that prevents the sale and promotion of lottery tickets in specific areas of Washington, D.C. Currently, these activities are prohibited on federal property, in certain adjacent public buildings, and within areas of the city protected by the Shipstead-Luce Act, which includes land near the National Mall and major government complexes. If passed, this bill would allow the District of Columbia to expand its revenue-raising games of chance into these federal enclaves, potentially increasing local lottery sales and making tickets more accessible to residents, commuters, and tourists in the city’s central core.