S 3017 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act

Summary

Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act This bill modifies and expands the provision of dental care by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by expanding care to include all veterans enrolled in the VA health care system, implementing a program of education to promote dental health, and implementing a student loan reimbursement program for qualified dentists, dental hygienists, and oral surgeons who agree to accept positions within the VA's dental workforce.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Oct 20, 2021 Last action Oct 20, 2021

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Full legislative history

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2

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Committee

1

Oct 20, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

upper

Oct 20, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Bernard Sanders

Debbie Stabenow

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Mazie K. Hirono

Richard Blumenthal

Richard J. Durbin

Robert Menendez

Sheldon Whitehouse