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S. 1586 113th Congress Senate

Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dental health care for veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 28, 2013 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightDental careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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Health care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careIndian social and development programsMinority healthRural conditions and developmentVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Oct 28, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 28, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 30, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish additional dental services and treatment, and dental appliances, needed to restore functioning in a veteran that is lost due to VA services or treatment furnished to such veteran.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a three-year pilot program for furnishing dental care to veterans not otherwise eligible for dental services and treatment under current VA programs, (2) carry out a program of education to promote dental health for veterans, and (3) enable private sector dental care providers to submit information on dental care provided to veterans under the pilot program for inclusion in VA electronic medical records.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5022 Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2014
  • S 1950 Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
  • S 1982 Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1586: Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1586/
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"S. 1586: Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1586/.
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S. 1586, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1586/.
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