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HR 2287 108th Congress House

Dental Officer Retention Act

Official title: To amend title 37, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on the ability of qualified dental officers in the uniformed services to receive additional sp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 37, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on the ability of qualified dental officers in the uniformed services to receive additional special pay while undergoing dental internship or residency training.

Introduced: June 2, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Jul 18, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jun 2, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 2, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 18, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Dental Officer Retention Act - Repeals a provision which prohibits the payment of special pay for qualified dental officers in the armed forces during any period of dental internship or residency training.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 19, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 2, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Jun 2, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2287: Dental Officer Retention Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2287/
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"H.R. 2287: Dental Officer Retention Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2287/.
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H.R. 2287, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2287/.
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[H.R. 2287: Dental Officer Retention Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2287/)
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