Skip to main content
HR 6580 112th Congress House

Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow veterans who receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to be eligible for supplemental dental … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow veterans who receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to be eligible for supplemental dental and vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

Introduced: October 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHearing, speech, and vision careVeterans' medical care
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 2, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Oct 26, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 26, 2012
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.

 Latest action January 2, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 - Provides that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that a veteran who is enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system and obtaining supplemental dental or vision coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) is unable to pay the FEHBP premiums for such coverage because of financial hardship, such veteran shall not be responsible for such premiums.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide outreach to inform eligible veterans of the availability of such coverage, and (2) report every three years over a nine-year period to Congress on the implementation of providing such coverage to such veterans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6580: Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6580/
MLA
"H.R. 6580: Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6580/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6580, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6580/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 6580: Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6580/)
Report a problem