S 5073 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2022

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 11, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 11, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2022

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.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 11, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalOct 11, 2022
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalOct 11, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 11, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 11, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4486Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022Related billJun 23, 2022
HR 4555Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021Related billDec 9, 2021
HR 7585Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022Related billJun 29, 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 11, 2022Introduced in Senate

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