Action for Dental Health Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2026 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.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2025 to May 12, 2026, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Mar 10, 2025 |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | May 12, 2026 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules.
- Jul 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4645-4646)
- Jul 20, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2001.
- Jul 20, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jul 20, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jul 2, 2026Reported in House
- Mar 10, 2025Introduced in House
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