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HR7931Referred to Committee

IDA Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-03-12
Introduced
9
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jefferson Van Drew
Jefferson Van Drew
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 30.7% (547 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/V000133

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (9)

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

  • Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3)Original· 2026-03-12
  • Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)· 2026-03-24
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-04-02
  • Scott Franklin (R-FL-18)· 2026-04-02
  • Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)· 2026-04-09
  • Brian Babin (R-TX-36)· 2026-04-16
  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2026-04-16
  • Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)· 2026-04-30

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 →

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-03-12

Source: Congress.gov

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

I don't have enough information to write an accurate summary. The bill title "IDA Act of 2026" is too vague to determine what policy it actually addresses, and the subjects listed only indicate it relates to health without specifying the particular health issue. To provide a meaningful summary, I would need the bill's actual text or more detailed information about its specific provisions.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

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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