HR7931Referred to Committee

IDA Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-12

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Jefferson Van Drew

Democrat · NJ · Representative

Votes with party: 30.7% (547 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/V000133

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Cosponsors (9)

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Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-03-12

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2026-03-12

Previously

Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-12

Plain-English Summary

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Subjects

Health

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7931 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7931 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2026 Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Conaway) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Dental Administration Act of 2026'' or the ``IDA Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTING CERTAIN STATE LAWS RELATED TO DENTAL BENEFITS FROM PREEMPTION. Section 514(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Beginning 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, subsection (a) shall not apply to any State law related to dental benefits, including any State law related to the administration of such benefits, that does not conflict with the provisions of this title and title IV.''. <all>

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