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Bill · 119th Congress · S 5099

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs.

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Introduced 2026-07-23Topic: health care · public health · labor

Summary

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This bill would renew funding for a federal grant program under the Public Health Service Act that addresses dental workforce needs. It would authorize $15,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031. The prior authorization was $13,903,000 per year for fiscal years 2019 through 2023. The bill states that the funds would remain available until spent.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-07-23SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.refer
2026-07-23Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.