US Congress House Bill 5022 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish additional dental services and treatment, and dental appliances, needed to restore functioning in a veteran that is lost due to VA services or treatment furnished to such veteran. Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a three-year pilot program for furnishing dental care to veterans not otherwise eligible for dental services and treatment under current VA programs, (2) carry out a program of education to promote dental health for veterans, and (3) enable private sector dental care providers to submit information on dental care provided to veterans under the pilot program for inclusion in VA electronic medical records.

Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2014

Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]

Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-07-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB1586 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5022/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5022/BILLS-113hr5022ih.pdf