Skip to main content
GWGovwatch
CongressBillsCommitteesPresidentMoneyPulseMisconductElectionsMap
Donate

Weekly accountability digest

One email a week with new votes, moving bills, and misconduct updates. No spam.

GW

Govwatch. Public data about Congress, in one place, in plain English.

Built with public data. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Explore

  • Officials
  • Legislation
  • Committees
  • Congress Pulse
  • Trending Topics
  • Bipartisan Leaderboard
  • Weekly Digest
  • Misconduct
  • Predictions

Learn

  • How Congress Works
  • How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Campaign Finance 101
  • Glossary

Tools

  • My Representatives
  • Compare Members
  • Bill Watchlist
  • Search
  • District Map
  • Follow the Money
  • Watch Live

Site

  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Data Sources

Congress.gov API v3
Bills, members, votes
GovInfo API
Floor speeches, reports, bill text
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Campaign finance
VoteView (UCLA)
Ideology scores (DW-NOMINATE)
GovTrack.us
Misconduct data (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau
District demographics
Support This Project

This site is free. Donations help cover hosting, API fees, and keeping the data fresh.

All data is sourced from official government APIs and public records. This site is for informational purposes only.

© 2026 Govwatch

HR1521Referred to Committee

DOC Access Act of 2025

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-24
Introduced
119
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Republican · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (525 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001103

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (119)

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

  • Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9)Original· 2025-02-24
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)· 2025-03-03
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2025-03-05
  • Ann Wagner (R-MO-2)· 2025-03-10
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)· 2025-03-10
  • Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20)· 2025-03-10
  • Bill Foster (D-IL-11)· 2025-03-14
  • Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)· 2025-03-18
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)· 2025-03-18
  • David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)· 2025-03-21
  • David Rouzer (R-NC-7)· 2025-03-21
  • Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ-2)· 2025-03-21
  • Mike Bost (R-IL-12)· 2025-03-21
  • Pete Sessions (R-TX-17)· 2025-03-21
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)· 2025-03-25
  • Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14)· 2025-03-25
  • Darin LaHood (R-IL-16)· 2025-03-31
  • Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1)· 2025-03-31
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3)· 2025-03-31
  • Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2)· 2025-03-31
  • Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2025-03-31
  • Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10)· 2025-04-01
  • Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)· 2025-04-01
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)· 2025-04-01
  • Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)· 2025-04-01
  • Grace Meng (D-NY-6)· 2025-04-03
  • Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)· 2025-04-03
  • Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)· 2025-04-07
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)· 2025-04-07
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2025-04-07
  • Steve Womack (R-AR-3)· 2025-04-07
  • Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)· 2025-04-10
  • Ron Estes (R-KS-4)· 2025-04-10
  • Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2025-04-24
  • John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)· 2025-04-29
  • Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)· 2025-05-05
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-05-06
  • George Latimer (D-NY-16)· 2025-05-08
  • Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)· 2025-06-05
  • Brian Babin (R-TX-36)· 2025-06-06
  • Harold Rogers (R-KY-5)· 2025-06-09
  • Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2025-06-09
  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2025-06-10
  • Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)· 2025-06-17
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2025-06-20
  • Darren Soto (D-FL-9)· 2025-07-02
  • Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1)· 2025-07-17
  • Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)· 2025-07-17
  • Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)· 2025-07-21
  • J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)· 2025-07-23
  • Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21)· 2025-08-29
  • Trent Kelly (R-MS-1)· 2025-08-29
  • Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34)· 2025-09-04
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)· 2025-09-09
  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)· 2025-09-23
  • Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)· 2025-09-30
  • Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)· 2025-10-03
  • Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)· 2025-10-03
  • Dina Titus (D-NV-1)· 2025-10-03
  • Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)· 2025-10-03
  • John W. Mannion (D-NY-22)· 2025-10-03
  • Mike Ezell (R-MS-4)· 2025-10-03
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)· 2025-10-08
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-10-08
  • Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)· 2025-10-08
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2025-10-08
  • Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)· 2025-10-08
  • Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5)· 2025-10-10
  • Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-10-10
  • Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3)· 2025-10-14
  • Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15)· 2025-10-17
  • Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)· 2025-10-17
  • Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)· 2025-10-21
  • Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14)· 2025-10-21
  • Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)· 2025-10-21
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)· 2025-10-28
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)· 2025-10-28
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2025-11-04
  • Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)· 2025-11-04
  • Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2025-11-07
  • Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7)· 2025-11-12
  • Angie Craig (D-MN-2)· 2025-11-17
  • Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12)· 2025-11-20
  • Roger Williams (R-TX-25)· 2025-12-01
  • Ralph Norman (R-SC-5)· 2025-12-02
  • Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15)· 2025-12-03
  • Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)· 2025-12-05
  • Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)· 2025-12-11
  • Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5)· 2025-12-12
  • Laura Gillen (D-NY-4)· 2025-12-15
  • Gabe Evans (R-CO-8)· 2025-12-17
  • Pablo José Hernández (D-PR)· 2025-12-17
  • Russell Fry (R-SC-7)· 2025-12-18
  • Emily Randall (D-WA-6)· 2026-01-12
  • Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)· 2026-01-14
  • Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4)· 2026-01-21
  • Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2)· 2026-02-03
  • Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)· 2026-02-05
  • Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8)· 2026-02-10
  • James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)· 2026-03-12
  • Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)· 2026-03-17
  • Gabe Amo (D-RI-1)· 2026-03-18
  • Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2026-03-19
  • Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3)· 2026-03-24
  • George Whitesides (D-CA-27)· 2026-03-25
  • Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2026-03-25
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)· 2026-04-06
  • Lance Gooden (R-TX-5)· 2026-04-06
  • Rick Larsen (D-WA-2)· 2026-04-06
  • Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7)· 2026-04-09
  • Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)· 2026-04-13
  • John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)· 2026-04-15
  • Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)· 2026-04-15
  • Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3)· 2026-04-16
  • Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29)· 2026-04-16
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2026-04-21
  • Michael Guest (R-MS-3)· 2026-04-27
  • Matt Van Epps (R-TN-7)· 2026-05-04
  • Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4)· 2026-05-12

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 →

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-02-24

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-02-24

Previously

  • Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-24

Plain-English Summary

Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act of 2025 or the DOC Access Act of 20 25 This bill prohibits private health insurance plans from setting rates for items and services, except for dental cleanings, provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine (or an employer of such a doctor) for which the plan does not pay a substantial amount. Additionally, an agreement between a plan and such a doctor for limited scope dental or vision benefits may last longer than two years only with the prior acceptance of the doctor for each term extension. Plans also may not restrict such a doctor's choice of laboratories or suppliers. Such doctors may elect to waive the application of the payment amount and choice of laboratories provisions of this bill. The bill does not supersede state laws regarding health insurers and dental or vision benefit plans.

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

Subjects

Health
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • HR2821FDA Modernization Act 3.0
    Reported by Committee · 2026-05-21
  • HR8678Zero Tolerance for Political Violence Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-07
  • HR8538Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-28
  • HR2493Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
    Passed House · 2026-04-22