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H.R. 914: Dental Care for Veterans Act

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H.R. 914: Dental Care for Veterans Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Dental Care for Veterans Act

Plain summary

Dental Care for Veterans Act This bill expands eligibility for veterans for dental care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill makes all veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system eligible for VA-provided dental services. Currently, only veterans who have a service-connected dental issue or meet other narrow criteria are eligible for certain dental services. The bill phases in eligibility over four years based upon existing eligibility, degree of service-connected disability or other disability, prisoner of war status, award of a Purple Heart, financial need, or VA health care eligibility.

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Official text

Dental Care for Veterans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · 52 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Peter Welch (D-VT), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Sean Casten (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] reported raising $580,025 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr914 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117