Dental Care for Veterans Act

HR 210 - 119 Congress

Introduced

Jan 06, 2025

Origin chamber

House

Updated time

Mar 12, 2025 08:06 am

Summary

Dental Care for Veterans Act

This bill expands eligibility for veterans for dental care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill makes all veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system eligible for VA-provided dental services. Currently, only veterans who have a service-connected dental issue or meet other narrow criteria are eligible for certain dental services.

The bill phases in eligibility over four years based upon existing eligibility, degree of service-connected disability or other disability, prisoner of war status, award of a Purple Heart, financial need, or VA health care eligibility.

Sponsors

Julia Brownley

Representative - California

Party: Democratic, 2013 -

Cosponsors

Steve Cohen

Representative - Tennessee

Party: Democratic, 2007 -

Robin L. Kelly

Representative - Illinois

Party: Democratic, 2013 -

Nanette Diaz Barragán

Representative - California

Party: Democratic, 2017 -

Delia C. Ramirez

Representative - Illinois

Party: Democratic, 2023 -

Gwen Moore

Representative - Wisconsin

Party: Democratic, 2005 -

Suzanne Bonamici

Representative - Oregon

Party: Democratic, 2012 -

Debbie Dingell

Representative - Michigan

Party: Democratic, 2015 -

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Delegate - District of Columbia

Party: Democratic, 1991 -

Sean Casten

Representative - Illinois

Party: Democratic, 2019 -

Salud O. Carbajal

Representative - California

Party: Democratic, 2017 -

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.

Representative - Georgia

Party: Democratic, 2007 -

Gabe Amo

Representative - Rhode Island

Party: Democratic, 2023 -

Mark Pocan

Representative - Wisconsin

Party: Democratic, 2013 -

Raúl M. Grijalva

Party: Democratic, 2003 -

Greg Landsman

Representative - Ohio

Party: Democratic, 2023 -

Val T. Hoyle

Representative - Oregon

Party: Democratic, 2023 -

William R. Keating

Representative - Massachusetts

Party: Democratic, 2011 -

Mike Quigley

Representative - Illinois

Party: Democratic, 2009 -

Rashida Tlaib

Representative - Michigan

Party: Democratic, 2019 -

Jill N. Tokuda

Representative - Hawaii

Party: Democratic, 2023 -

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