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H.R. 2334: Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011

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H.R. 2334: Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011

Plain summary

Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to: (1) establish and implement programs for the prevention, treatment, and research of pathological and other problem gambling; (2) carry out a national campaign to increase knowledge and raise awareness of problem gambling; and (3) establish and implement a national program of research on problem gambling. Authorizes the Administrator, 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 Administrator to target radio and television audiences of events including sporting and gambling events. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a treatment improvement protocol for problem gambling; and (2) the Administrator to integrate problem gambling into existing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention programs where practical.

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Official text

Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · 29 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James A. Himes (D-CT)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2334 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112