Bill · S. 454· Senate(119-S-454)
Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act
- Introduced
- 2/6/2025
- Last activity
- 2/6/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to award formula grants to States to address gambling addiction. These grants are distributed among States based on specific ratios used for substance abuse prevention and treatment block grants. Additionally, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse is authorized to award grants for research on gambling addiction. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must submit a report to Congress regarding the effectiveness of these programs within three years of enactment. Appropriations for these programs are authorized through fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this put more money into medical research?+8
The bill authorizes the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to award grants for research on gambling addiction.
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+7
The bill provides formula grants to states specifically to address gambling addiction through treatment and prevention.
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+5
By targeting gambling addiction, the bill addresses a specific behavioral addiction through similar state-level grant structures used in substance abuse prevention.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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State Funding for Addiction: The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use will award grants to the States to address gambling addiction (Section 2(a)(1)). This provides resources for states to tackle this issue.
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Research Support: The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse may award grants to support research on gambling addiction (Section 2(b)). This could lead to a better understanding of the problem through scientific study.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Increases Research Funding+8Improves Mental Health Access+7Improves Opioid Crisis Response+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+4Good For Urban Residents+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- 2/6/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced in Senate
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