Action for Dental Health Act passed the House 497 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedMar 10, 2025
ReportedMay 21, 2026
Passed one chamberJul 20, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 49 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 142 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 64 words
- Subjects
- Dental careEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and funding +2 more
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]