Skip to main content
HR 5595 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Dental care Disabled Health Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' medical care

Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008

Introduced: April 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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
Apr 15, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 14, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 12, 2008
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, beginning on January 1, 2009, to provide non-service-connected dental services and treatment and related dental appliances to all veterans with a service-connected disability. (Current law requires the Secretary to provide such services and treatment only to veterans with service-connected disabilities rated as total.)

What's happening now April 15, 2008

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13 Republican 1
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 5, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2008
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 30, 2008
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 22, 2008
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 22, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 15, 2008
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 14, 2008
Mitchell, Harry
· Apr 14, 2008
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 14, 2008
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2008
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 14, 2008
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 14, 2008
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 14, 2008
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 10, 2008
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 10, 2008
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5595: Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5595/
MLA
"H.R. 5595: Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5595/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5595, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5595/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5595: Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2008](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5595/)
Report a problem