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S 4739 117th Congress Senate Health Dental care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 2, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.

What's happening now August 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9567 Identical bill Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 16, 2022
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 14, 2022
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Aug 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4739: Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4739/
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"S. 4739: Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4739/.
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S. 4739, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4739/.
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