H.R. 1397
119th Congress
House
Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
Official title: To allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges.
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Plain-English summary
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.
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Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
53
- AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
- RED+BLUE STRATEGIES
- DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION
- THORN RUN PARTNERS
- GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- White House Office
- Treasury, Dept of
Cosponsors
18
R
Nunn, Zachary
D
Landsman, Greg
R
Harshbarger, Diana
R
Valadao, David G.
R
Rulli, Michael A.
D
Mullin, Kevin
R
Timmons, William R.
R
Wagner, Ann
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
R
Langworthy, Nicholas A.
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
McBride, Sarah
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
R
Bost, Mike
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
R
Balderson, Troy
R
Crenshaw, Dan
D
Dingell, Debbie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1397: Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1397/
"H.R. 1397: Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1397/.
H.R. 1397, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1397/.
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