SAFE Bet Act of 2025
Died in committee in 2024 and is back in committee this Congress.
- BillH.R. 2087
- Congress119th Congress, 2025 to 2027
- SponsorPaul Tonko (Democrat, NY)
- IntroducedMarch 11, 2025
- Cause of deathOn life support
What it would have done
Set federal minimum standards for state sports betting: no betting ads during live games, affordability checks on large deposits, limits on AI-driven targeting, no prop bets on college athletes, and a national self-exclusion list.
The path to law
Introduced in the current Congress and sitting in committee with no markup scheduled. It becomes a grave when this Congress adjourns unless something moves it first.
Other lives of this bill
Worth knowing
This bill would restrict how sports betting is sold, and the gambling industry argues states already regulate it well. It is listed because problem gambling harms are documented and the bill never got a hearing. The listing takes no position on legal betting itself.
The record
Last verified November 10, 2026.