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HR 1677 114th Congress House

Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2015

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: April 13, 2015 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona 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
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2015

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prescribe certain health care coverage value requirements for dental benefits under self-insured group health plans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 5
Young, David
· Jul 9, 2015
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Apr 13, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 13, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2015
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Apr 13, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 26, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 26, 2015
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 26, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 26, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1677: Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1677/
MLA
"H.R. 1677: Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1677/.
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H.R. 1677, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1677/.
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