AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for dental coverage and benefits, caries prevention and oral health promotion, the dental workforce (incl. alternative dental providers and dental residencies), dental research, and other dental-related agencies, programs and services. Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations-Agriculture (WIC, school lunches, Team Nutrition) Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations-Defense (dental research programs) Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (IHS oral health division) Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies) Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (DOJ, OSTP) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Consolidated Appropriations Act American Rescue Plan H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2471 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Authority for dental-related programs to operate, caries prevention and oral health promotion, access to dental care, dental research, oral and craniofacial defects, filling Chief Dental Officer positions at CMS, prescribing practices (e.g., opioid prescribing), etc. Affordable Care Act Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters S. 754/H.R. 1916, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) S. 1793/H.R. 3461, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act of 2021 (DOC Access Act) Dental care coverage during pandemic H.R. 4510 Health Enterprise Zones Act Oral health initiatives Allowing dental practices to apply for Telehealth Program Funds regardless of size, location, or non-profit status Action for Dental Health Implementation CDC COVID-19 reopening guidance Health Profession Shortage Areas Access to personal protective equipment for dental offices Provider Relief Fund Including dental benefits in child support orders S. 54 Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act House Energy and Commerce Committee Investigation into Dental Insurers NTP fluoride monograph Dentists and Dental Team Members Getting COVID Vaccine HHS PREP Act declaration for dentists, dental assistants to administer COVID-19 vaccines Public Option S. 958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for Health Care Act (MOBILE Health Care Act) H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act H.R. 1550, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act S. 560, Oral Health for Moms Act H.R. 4555 Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act VA Community Care Program OSHA ETS on Vaccine Mandate CMS Vaccine Mandate Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids National Toxicology Program state-of-the-science report on fluoride H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0 Act H.R. 1667 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Indian Health Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 4510 (117th), S. 754 (117th), H.R. 1667 (117th), H.R. 4555 (117th), S. 560 (117th), S. 1793 (117th), H.R. 379 (117th), H.R. 1916 (117th), S. 958 (117th), S. 54 (117th), H.R. 6000 (117th), H.R. 1550 (117th), H.R. 3461 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1794, the Foster Youth Dental Act S. 245, States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act Adult dental Medicaid benefits Regulatory Reform for Medicaid Section 1332 Waivers Medicaid funding for the US territories Chief Dental Officer Appointment to CMS Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Increase and Maintenance of Effort Medicaid Audits Medicare Dental Washington State Dental Health Aide Therapists H.R. 4439, the Medicaid Dental Benefit Act S. 3166, Medicaid Dental Benefit Act Winddown of Public Health Emergency and Medicaid

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3166 (117th), H.R. 4439 (117th), H.R. 1794 (117th), S. 245 (117th)

Education EDU

Educational debt, student loans, loan repayment programs, dental school accreditation Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (student loans, accreditation) S. 449/H.R. 1285, Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act H.R. 4122/S.3658, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) H.R. 1918, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act H.R. 2160, Student Loan Refinancing Act S. 1958/H.R. 3671, the Doctors of Community Act (DOC Act) H.R. 2295, HIV Epidemic Loan-Repayment Program Act Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act H.R. 4631 POST GRAD Act Student loan relief during COVID-19 pandemic Open Access Publishing Public Service Loan Forgiveness Partial loan forgiveness

Contacted: Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2295 (117th), H.R. 3671 (117th), H.R. 4631 (117th), H.R. 1918 (117th), H.R. 4122 (117th), S. 449 (117th), H.R. 1285 (117th), S. 1958 (117th), S. 3658 (117th), H.R. 2160 (117th)

Agriculture AGR

Reauthorization of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) (National School Lunch Program, WIC program, Team Nutrition)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Implementation of the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act Implementation Families First Coronavirus Response Act Implementation OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard to address COVID-19 OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard Dental Team Workforce Shortages

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, expand and make permanent the 199A/pass through deduction for small businesses. H.R. 1860 Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act (RAISE ACT) (health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts) H.R. 1799 Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act H.R. 885 Small Business Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tax Credit Act S. 2874, Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2079 Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act Direct Primary Care Agreements Employee Retention Tax Credit Expansion H.R. 2582, the PPP Revenue Adjustment Calculation to Increase Capital Accessibility Long-term Act S. 1200, the Fair PPP Accounting Act H.R. 1854/ S. 1178 RECRUIT Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1178 (117th), H.R. 1854 (117th), S. 2874 (117th), H.R. 1799 (117th), H.R. 1860 (117th), H.R. 2582 (117th), S. 1200 (117th), H.R. 885 (117th), H.R. 2079 (117th)

Small Business SMB

Increased flexibility for the Paycheck Protection Programs (PPP) loans Increased funding for small business loan programs Easier PPP Loan forgiveness Employee Retention Tax Credit Expansion Personal Protective Equipment for Small Businesses Liability Reform H.R. 1799 Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act H.R. 885 Small Business Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tax Credit Act Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance deduction from Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Availability and cost of PPE Workforce shortages

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1799 (117th), H.R. 885 (117th)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 2185, the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act S. 1314/H.R. 2786, Tobacco Tax Equity Act S. 2043/H.R. 3883, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. FDA action on menthol cigarettes and other menthol tobacco products Synthetic nicotine

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2043 (117th), H.R. 2185 (117th), S. 1314 (117th), H.R. 3883 (117th), H.R. 2786 (117th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

S. 2847, Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act Supporting IHS Dentists

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Indian Health Service

Bills named: S. 2847 (117th)

Veterans VET

Licensure VETSMILE H.R. 5293 VA Expiring Authorities Act Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that Would Require a VA Dental Clinic in Each State S. 3017 Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2021

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (117th), S. 3017 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Minamata Convention on Mercury, Disinfectants Clear aligners, Minamata Convention on Mercury, Amalgam, Disinfectants National Toxicology Program state-of-the-science report on fluoride/neurotoxicity Dental amalgam safety statement and infographic

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2650/S/ 1084 Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act H.R. 1854/ S. 1178 RECRUIT Act Military Retirement Supporting Federal Dental Services Tricare dental contract

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1178 (117th), H.R. 2650 (117th), H.R. 1854 (117th)

Transportation TRA

Infrastructure proposals (upgrade water fluoridation infrastructure)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES