S 1164 119th Congress Senate Health Dental care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

Introduced: March 27, 2025 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov

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

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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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 March 27, 2025

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

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 41

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

RED+BLUE STRATEGIES
for THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
GOVERNMENT COUNSEL, LLC
for THORN RUN PARTNERS (OBO DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
for GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
RED+BLUE STRATEGIES
for THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.
for SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC. · Massachusetts · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 11

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · May 19, 2026

Hickenlooper, John W.

Colorado · Sep 30, 2025

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Sep 4, 2025

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Mar 27, 2025

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Mar 27, 2025

Kansas · Mar 27, 2025

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Mar 27, 2025

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Mar 27, 2025

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Mar 27, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1164: Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1164/

MLA

"S. 1164: Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1164/.

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S. 1164, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1164/.

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