Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act

Summary

Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act This bill modifies and expands the provision of dental care by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by expanding care to include all veterans enrolled in the VA health care system, implementing a program of education to promote dental health, and implementing a student loan reimbursement program for qualified dentists, dental hygienists, and oral surgeons who agree to accept positions within the VA's dental workforce.

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Timeline

1. 20 October 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 October 2021

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-501.

   Source: Committee

3. 20 October 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 October 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 October 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 October 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 October 2021

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Sponsors

• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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