Expand dental insurance coverage options for individuals and families.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act?
The Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act remains stalled in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce as of February 17, 2025, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions as of March 26, 2025. Committee members must take action to move these bills forward, but the binding constraint is that most legislative proposals never receive a committee vote. Historical data shows that committee inaction is the primary reason most bills fail to advance.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act (H.R. 1397 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since February 2025
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 1671 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1671 (118th) →Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 2771 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 2771 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.