A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to include gambling disorder in health assessments for members of the Armed Forces and related research efforts of the Department of Defense.
USA115th CongressS-1439| Senate
| Updated: 6/26/2017
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (1)
Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Preventing and Treating Gambling Disorder in the Military Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to incorporate medical screening questions specific to gambling disorder into the Annual Periodic Health Assessment conducted by DOD for members of the Armed Forces. DOD shall incorporate into ongoing research efforts questions on gambling disorder, including by restoring such questions into the Health Related Behaviors Survey of Active Duty Military Personnel.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
GamblingMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependents
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to include gambling disorder in health assessments for members of the Armed Forces and related research efforts of the Department of Defense.
USA115th CongressS-1439| Senate
| Updated: 6/26/2017
Preventing and Treating Gambling Disorder in the Military Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to incorporate medical screening questions specific to gambling disorder into the Annual Periodic Health Assessment conducted by DOD for members of the Armed Forces. DOD shall incorporate into ongoing research efforts questions on gambling disorder, including by restoring such questions into the Health Related Behaviors Survey of Active Duty Military Personnel.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (1)
Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
GamblingMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependents