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HR 5000 111th Congress House

Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans.

Introduced: November 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Dental careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 13, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 13, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2010 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prescribe certain health care coverage value and transparency requirements for dental benefits under group health plans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 16, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2010
Teague, Harry
· May 27, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· May 20, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 19, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 11, 2010
Adler, John
· Apr 20, 2010
Driehaus, Steve
· Apr 15, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5000: Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5000/
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"H.R. 5000: Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5000/.
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