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HR 1809 112th Congress House Health Dental care Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2011

Introduced: May 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
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May 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
May 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 10, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2011 - 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.

What's happening now May 20, 2011

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4818 Related bill Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 7, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 24, 2011
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 10, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1809: Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1809/
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"H.R. 1809: Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1809/.
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H.R. 1809, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1809/.
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