S. 3313: Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-31 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2018

Plain summary

Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill expands the kinds of dental services and treatment that the Department of Veterans Affairs may provide to certain veterans, including veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or other conditions. The VA must (1) carry out a pilot program to furnish dental services and treatments to all veterans; (2) construct or lease dental clinics in states that do not have VA facilities that offer onsite dental services, (3) carry out an education program to promote dental health for all veterans; and (4) expand the dental insurance pilot program by requiring private sector dental care providers to forward information on the care of their patients in the program for inclusion in the VA's medical records.

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Official text

Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2018

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Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · 1 cosponsors

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Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] reported raising $26.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3313.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s3313 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115