Dental Care for Veterans Act
Latest action · Mar 22, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Dental Care for Veterans Act
This bill expands eligibility for veterans for dental care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill makes all veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system eligible for VA-provided dental services. Currently, only veterans who have a service-connected dental issue or meet other narrow criteria are eligible for certain dental services.
The bill phases in eligibility over four years based upon existing eligibility, degree of service-connected disability or other disability, prisoner of war status, award of a Purple Heart, financial need, or VA health care eligibility.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2021 to Apr 4, 2022; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 4, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 23, February 8, 2021, page H483.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2413 | Dental Care for Veterans Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 14, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Dental Care for Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 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.
