H.R. 1666: Breaking Barriers to Oral Health Act of 2011
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H.R. 1666: Breaking Barriers to Oral Health Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-02 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Breaking Barriers to Oral Health Act of 2011
Plain summary
Breaking Barriers to Oral Health Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to purchase portable or mobile dental equipment and to pay for appropriate operational costs for the provision of free dental services to underserved populations that are delivered in a manner consistent with state licensing laws. Directs the Secretary to award grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to collaborate with state, county, or local public officials and other stakeholders in order to develop and implement initiatives to: (1) improve oral health education and dental disease prevention; (2) reduce barriers in a manner that increases dental provider participation in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP); (3) make the dental delivery system providing dental services under Medicaid or CHIP more efficient by taking actions necessary to facilitate the establishment of dental homes; and (4) address geographic, language, or cultural barriers in the provision of dental services.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Breaking Barriers to Oral Health Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · 32 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Ballot initiative
- A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1666.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1666 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112