Action for Dental Health Act

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Introduced 2025-03-10Topic: health care · public health · labor

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-07-21	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	refer
2026-07-20	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-07-20	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4645)
2026-07-20		Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4645)	floor pass
2026-07-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2001.
2026-07-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4645-4646)
2026-07-20	House	Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-07-02	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 626.
2026-07-02	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-721.	report
2026-07-02		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-721.	report
2026-05-21	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.	refer
2026-05-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-03-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	refer
2025-03-10		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-03-10		Introduced in House	introduce

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