S. 3016: Action for Dental Health Act of 2018
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S. 3016: Action for Dental Health Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-06 · Health · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Action for Dental Health Act of 2018
Plain summary
Action for Dental Health Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2022. The Department of Health and Human Services may award grants or enter into contracts to collaborate with public officials and other stakeholders to develop and implement initiatives to: (1) improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, (2) reduce barriers to the provision of dental services, (3) establish dental homes for children and adults, (4) reduce the use of emergency departments by individuals who seek dental services more appropriately delivered in a dental primary care setting, or (5) facilitate the provision of dental care to nursing home residents.
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Official text
Action for Dental Health Act of 2018
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · 3 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3016, Action for Dental Health Act of 2018 (2018-08-09)
Cosponsors on this site
Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tim Scott (R-SC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] reported raising $21.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3016.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s3016 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115