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S1164Referred to Committee

Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-27
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Margaret Wood Hassan
Margaret Wood Hassan
Democrat · NH · Senator
Votes with party: 49.1% (324 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/H001076

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (11)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Gary C. Peters (D-MI)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)Original· 2025-03-27
  • John R. Curtis (R-UT)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Thom Tillis (R-NC)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)· 2025-09-04
  • John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)· 2025-09-30

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2025-03-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-27
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2025-03-27

Plain-English Summary

Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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