3.0.0 2060 2022-11-01T13:50:44Z 2022-11-01T13:50:44Z Senate S 2019-07-09 116 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-09T16:22:07Z Gambling Addiction Prevention Act 116 3658 HR 2019-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2019-07-09 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2019-07-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2019-07-09 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Executive agency funding and structure Gambling Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-07-09 Introduced in Senate 2019-11-20T22:54:56Z Gambling Addiction Prevention Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement policies and programs on prevention, education, and treatment of gambling disorder. It requires integration of gambling disorder into existing mental health and substance use disorder programs.

If DOD provides gambling activities at a morale, welfare, and recreation facility, it must (1) provide educational materials and a list of resources to assist service members in identifying the risks of gambling and seeking help, and (2) implement measures that encourage behavior consistent with measures used by commercial and tribal gaming regulators.

Funding of measures under this bill shall come from gambling activity proceeds generated at DOD morale, welfare, and recreation facilities.

]]> Gambling Addiction Prevention Act of 2019 Display Title Gambling Addiction Prevention Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Gambling Addiction Prevention Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require policies and programs to prevent and treat gambling disorder among members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2060is/xml/BILLS-116s2060is.xml 2019-07-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.