The Senate Appropriations Committee has included a provision within the FY26 Defense Appropriations Bill that would add gambling addiction to the Department of Defense’s Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP), alongside a range of other health issues and disorders that are already eligible within the program.
The change would provide financial backing from the federal government for researchers and military clinicians to examine the extent to which armed forces personnel face gambling problems, and develop viable interventions aimed at support and prevention.
Appropriations approved the measure on Aug. 4 and is set to go before the full chamber for consideration.
Operators, NCPG back Senate measure
The measure was led by Sen. Ben Ray Luján and is supported by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) alogn wi..