Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
Latest action · Dec 9, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2021
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness. HRSA must design the campaign to focus on children, pregnant women, parents, older adults, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 420 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed369–58 | Dec 8, 2021 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2021 to Nov 16, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jul 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Nov 16, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2021Markup Nov 17, 2021Reported Dec 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2021Markup Nov 4, 2021Reported Nov 4, 2021 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2021 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Dec 8, 2021Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-211.
- Dec 8, 2021Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.
- Dec 8, 2021Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 8, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7525-7527)
- Dec 8, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4555.
- Dec 8, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 8, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7539)
- Dec 8, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 58 (Roll no. 420). (text: CR H7525-7526)
- Dec 8, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 17, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 17, 2021Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Nov 4, 2021Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 4, 2021Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jul 21, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 20, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1342, H7525–H7527Text printed H7525Recorded votes H7539enactLists H7539Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4555, Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Fred Upton R-MI, Tony Cárdenas D-CA | Dec 8, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 127, July 20, 2021, page H3754.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-53 | ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH: LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES239 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 20, 2021 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 994 | Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 24, 2023 |
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
| HR 4678 | Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Oct 16, 2019 |
| S 5073 | Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2022 | Related bill | Oct 11, 2022 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a public education campaign across all relevant programs of the Health Resources and Services Administration to increase oral health literacy and awareness.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Referred in Senate
- Dec 8, 2021Engrossed in House
- Dec 8, 2021Reported in House
- Jul 20, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
