# 119-s-454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act

119-s-454, Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-454
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-454
- Congress: 119
- Title: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Establishes new federal grants to address gambling addiction.** The bill creates formula grants for states to expand prevention, treatment, and recovery and funds research on gambling addiction through the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for state gambling addiction help: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let HHS award formula grants to States for gambling addiction treatment. It would also let the National Institute on Drug Abuse fund research. Funding would be authorized each year for fiscal 2025–2034 based on a Treasury tax estimate for the prior year. 37.5% of that est…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-454 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/454)

## Related
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-454 (as of 2025-12-21).