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S. 454 119th Congress Senate

Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act

Official title: A bill to authorize the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to award formula grants to the States to address gambling addiction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 2025 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 6, 2025
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May 20, 2009 Senate · vote #197 On the Conference Report S. 454 Agreed To 95–0 See who voted →
May 7, 2009 Senate · vote #186 On Passage of the Bill S. 454 Passed 93–0 See who voted →
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide grants to states to address gambling addiction, and authorizes the National Institute on Drug Abuse to provide grants for research on gambling addiction.

The bill authorizes appropriations for the grant programs through FY2034 from a portion of the revenue from the federal excise tax on state-authorized wagers (e.g., state-authorized sports betting).

Additionally, SAMHSA must allocate its grants for addressing gambling addiction among the states in the same ratios as grants under the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant program. The bill also requires a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the programs established by the bill. 

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-454/
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