3.0.0 3418 2023-01-11T13:19:58Z 2023-01-11T13:19:58Z Senate S S 2010-05-25 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-05-25T20:52:11Z Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2009 111 2906 HR 2009-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2010-05-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4220) IntroReferral 2010-05-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4219-4220) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2010-05-25 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-05-25 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2010-05-25 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2010-11-15 False Health Advisory bodies Gambling Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Mental health Professional sports Research administration and funding State and local finance Health 00 2010-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-04T12:39:56Z Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to: (1) establish and implement programs for the identification, prevention, and treatment of pathological and other problem gambling; (2) carry out a national campaign to increase knowledge and raise awareness of problem gambling; (3) establish and implement a national program of research on problem gambling; and (4) make grants to states, local and tribal governments, and nonprofit agencies to provide comprehensive services with respect to treatment and prevention of, and education about, problem gambling.

Authorizes the Secretary, in carrying out the national campaign, to: (1) administer and coordinate the voluntary donation of resources to assist in implementing new programs and augmenting and supporting existing national campaigns; and (2) encourage media outlets to provide information aimed at preventing problem gambling. Requires the Secretary to target radio and television audiences of events including sporting and gambling events.

Directs the Secretary to develop a treatment improvement protocol for problem gambling.

]]> Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2010 Display Title Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to specifically include, in programs of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, programs to research, prevent, and address the harmful consequences of pathological and other problem gambling, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3418is/xml/BILLS-111s3418is.xml 2010-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4220) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.