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Action for Dental Health Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-10
Introduced
9
Cosponsors
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Robin L. Kelly
Robin L. Kelly
Democrat · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (595 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (9)

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 626.

2026-07-02

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Plain-English Summary

Action for Dental Health Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grants to states for developing the dental workforce and increasing access to oral health services in designated dental health professional shortage areas. This program is administered by the Bureau of Health Workforce within the Health Resources and Services Administration.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2001 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2001 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Simpson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ACTION FOR DENTAL HEALTH. Section 340G(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256g(f)) is amended by striking ``$13,903,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until expended''. <all>
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