KENT & O'CONNOR, INC. for ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY

Health Issues HCR

Legislation related to the opioid epidemic. Legislation related to oral health literacy. H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.4555 - Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021 H.R.1550 - PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1550 (117th), H.R. 3 (117th), H.R. 4555 (117th)

Insurance INS

S.448 & H.R.1792 - Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act S.754 & H.R.1916 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act S.1793 & H.R.3461 - DOC Access Act of 2021

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 754 (117th), H.R. 1792 (117th), H.R. 3461 (117th), S. 1793 (117th), S. 448 (117th), H.R. 1916 (117th)

Education EDU

Legislation related to student debt policy. S.449 & H.R.1285 - Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act H.R.1918 - Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act H.R.4122 - REDI Act H.R.2295 - HELP Act of 2021 H.R.2160 - Student Loan Refinancing Act

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2295 (117th), H.R. 1918 (117th), H.R. 1285 (117th), H.R. 2160 (117th), H.R. 4122 (117th), S. 449 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S.480 & H.R.1381 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R.1860 - Responsible Additions and Increases To Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2021 H.R.1854 - RECRUIT Act of 2021

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 480 (117th), H.R. 1860 (117th), H.R. 1854 (117th), H.R. 1381 (117th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Legislation and regulations addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocacy related to COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) S.537 & H.R.1944 - Healthy Workplaces Act H.R.1799 - PPP Extension Act of 2021

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1944 (117th), S. 537 (117th), H.R. 1799 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.4502 - FY2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Agencies Appropriations bill. Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). Funding for General Dentistry Residency Programs and Oral Health Literacy at HRSA. S.3062 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 4502 (117th), S. 3062 (117th)

Veterans VET

H.R.914 - Dental Care for Veterans Act S.3017 - Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act H.R.6208 - VET CARE Act of 2021

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 6208 (117th), S. 3017 (117th), H.R. 914 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.97 & H.R.502 - Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021 H.R.1794 - Foster Youth Dental Act of 2021 H.R.4311 - Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2021 H.R.4439 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act H.R.4650 - Medicare Dental Coverage Act of 2021 H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act S.560 - Oral Health for Moms Act H.R.5110 - Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act of 2021 S.1180 - Choose Medicare Act S.3166 - Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2021 S.1279 - Medicare at 50 Act S.2618 - Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2021

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5110 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 502 (117th), S. 3166 (117th), H.R. 4311 (117th), S. 97 (117th), S. 560 (117th), S. 1180 (117th), S. 1279 (117th), H.R. 4650 (117th), H.R. 1794 (117th), H.R. 4439 (117th), S. 2618 (117th)