Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 210

Dental Care for Veterans Act

Introduced Jan 6, 2025Latest action May 20, 2026Armed Forces and National Security

Plain-English 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.

Deterministically condensed from the official CRS summary; verify details in the official record.

Issue relevance

Why this appears in Paper Trail

Defense

Matched from official metadata: policy_area: Armed Forces and National Security

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Bradley Scott Schneider

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Suzan K. DelBene

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Zoe Lofgren

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Janelle Bynum

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Michael Lawler

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

G. William (bill) Foster

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Suzanne Ms. Bonamici

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Timothy M. Kennedy

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Josh Gottheimer

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Patrick Ryan

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Eric Sorensen

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

April McClain Delaney

Cosponsor · Democratic · MD

Gwen S Moore

Cosponsor · Democratic · WI

Greg Casar

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Mark DeSaulnier

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Sharice Davids

Cosponsor · Democratic · KS

Grace Meng

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Judy Chu

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Jahana Hayes

Cosponsor · Democratic · CT

Marcy Hon. M.c. Kaptur

Cosponsor · Democratic · OH

Laura Friedman

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

John B. Larson

Cosponsor · Democratic · CT

Seth Moulton

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Deborah K. Ross

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

Rashida Tlaib

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Marilyn Strickland

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Norma J. Torres

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Paul David Tonko

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Lateefah Simon

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Rohit Khanna

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Maxine Dexter

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Darren Soto

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Lori Trahan

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · GA

Lamonica Mciver

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Ted Lieu

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Mary Gay Scanlon

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Joaquin Castro

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Joseph D. Morelle

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Josh Riley

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Greg Landsman

Cosponsor · Democratic · OH

Adelita S. Grijalva

Cosponsor · Democratic · AZ

Mike Mr. Thompson

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Gilbert Cisneros

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Janice D. Schakowsky

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Diana DeGette

Cosponsor · Democratic · CO

Joseph Neguse

Cosponsor · Democratic · CO

Nikki Budzinski

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Gabriel F Amo

Cosponsor · Democratic · RI

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Cosponsor · Democratic · DC

Stephen F. Lynch

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Christopher R. Deluzio

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Herb Md Conaway

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Sarah Elizabeth Mcbride

Cosponsor · Democratic · DE

Dina Titus

Cosponsor · Democratic · NV

Jesús G. "Chuy" García

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

John Anthony Olszewski Jr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · MD

Brittany Louise Pettersen

Cosponsor · Democratic · CO

Yvette D. Clarke

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Sean Casten

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Brad Sherman

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Andrea Salinas

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Danny K. Mr. Davis

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Delia Ramirez

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Hillary J. Scholten

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Salud O. Carbajal

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Jonathan Jackson

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Mike Levin

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Sylvia R. Garcia

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

William R Keating

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Steve Cohen

Cosponsor · Democratic · TN

Steven Horsford

Cosponsor · Democratic · NV

Terri A. Sewell

Cosponsor · Democratic · AL

Lou Correa

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Shri Thanedar

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Josh Harder

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Jill Naomi Tokuda

Cosponsor · Democratic · HI

S. Raja Krishnamoorthi

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Frederica S. Wilson

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Greg Stanton

Cosponsor · Democratic · AZ

Vicente Gonzalez

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Lois Frankel

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Chris Pappas

Cosponsor · Democratic · NH

Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman

Cosponsor · Democratic · VA

Valerie Hoyle

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Julia Brownley

Sponsor · Democratic · CA

Gabriel Vasquez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Mark Pocan

Cosponsor · Democratic · WI

Jimmy Panetta

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Thomas R. Suozzi

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Jeff Mr Van Drew

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

Lauren Underwood

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Maggie Goodlander

Cosponsor · Democratic · NH

Maxine Waters

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

André Carson

Cosponsor · Democratic · IN

Robin L. Kelly

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

James C. Moylan

Cosponsor · Republican · GU

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · GA

Madeleine Dean

Cosponsor · Democratic · PA

Debbie Dingell

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

James P Mcgovern

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Morgan McGarvey

Cosponsor · Democratic · KY

Melanie A. Stansbury

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Rick Larsen

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Kim Schrier

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Nanette Diaz Barragán

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Emanuel Cleaver

Cosponsor · Democratic · MO

Mike Quigley

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Alma S. Adams

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Armed Forces and National SecurityVeterans' medical careHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesDental care

Sources & text

Official Congress.gov record ↗Introduced in House ↗Introduced in House ↗Introduced in House ↗

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