H.R. 903: Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010
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H.R. 903: Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-04 · Emergency Management · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010
Plain summary
Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the inclusion of dental health facilities in the National Health Security Strategy for purposes of preparedness during public health emergencies. Includes dental entities among entities that may carry out education and training activities to improve responses to public health emergencies. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) define "emergency responder providers" to include federal, state, and local governmental and nongovernmental dental personnel, agencies, and authorities; and (2) require the Chief Medical Officer to serve as the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) primary point of contact for the dental community, with respect to medical and public health matters. Amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to require operational plans developed under the National Response Plan to address the preparedness and deployment of dental resources.
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Official text
Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · 13 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 903, Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010 (2010-08-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 903, Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010 (2010-08-27)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr903.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr903 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111