HR2001Referred to Committee
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-10
Introduced
9
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Robin L. Kelly
Democrat · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (541 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/K000385
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (9)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2)Original· 2025-03-10
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-06-23
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)· 2026-01-12
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2026-02-09
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)· 2026-02-10
- Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)· 2026-04-06
- Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)· 2026-04-14
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)· 2026-04-29
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)· 2026-05-12
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceMarkup By · 2026-05-21
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-10
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-03-10
Plain-English Summary
The federal government would continue funding grants that help train more dentists and dental professionals in areas where they're needed most, such as rural communities and low-income neighborhoods that struggle to find dental care. These grants support dental schools, training programs, and initiatives to get dentists to work in underserved regions where people have difficulty accessing affordable dental services. The program aims to address the shortage of dental professionals across the country by making it easier for communities to build up their dental workforce.
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Subjects
Health
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2001 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2001 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Simpson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ACTION FOR DENTAL HEALTH. Section 340G(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256g(f)) is amended by striking ``$13,903,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until expended''. <all>
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