HR 2334 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011

Introduced Jun 23, 2011 Originated House Sponsor James P. Moran D-VA

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Latest action · Jun 24, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 23, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2011 to Feb 15, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 23, 2011
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJun 23, 2011
R-TXJoe BartonJun 24, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottJul 7, 2011
D-TNSteve CohenJul 12, 2011
D-OHTim RyanJul 21, 2011
D-IADavid LoebsackSep 22, 2011
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenSep 22, 2011
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesSep 22, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskySep 22, 2011
D-CTJoe CourtneySep 22, 2011
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezSep 22, 2011
R-MIMike RogersSep 22, 2011
D-NYPaul TonkoSep 22, 2011
D-MABarney FrankOct 14, 2011
R-CAJohn CampbellOct 14, 2011
R-VARobert J. WittmanOct 14, 2011
D-NYWilliam L. OwensOct 14, 2011
D-CTChristopher MurphyNov 1, 2011
D-WITammy BaldwinNov 1, 2011
R-FLAnder CrenshawNov 3, 2011
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsNov 17, 2011
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchNov 17, 2011
D-CTJames A. HimesDec 14, 2011
D-CAHoward L. BermanJan 24, 2012
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryJan 24, 2012
D-OKDan BorenFeb 15, 2012
D-MANiki TsongasFeb 15, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 23, 2011
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 24, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 23, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jun 23, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1191-1192)
  4. Jun 23, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1191James P. Moran D-VAJun 23, 2011

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4529.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-105INTERNET GAMING: REGULATING IN AN ONLINE WORLD302 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeNov 18, 2011
Serial No. 112-100INTERNET GAMING: IS THERE A SAFE BET?154 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeOct 25, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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 treat the harmful consequences of pathological and other problem gambling, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2011Introduced in House

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