House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-302
Action for Dental Health Act of 2018
Became law on Dec 11, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2017
- Committee actionJul 27, 2017
- Passed HouseFeb 26, 2018 · 387–13
- Passed SenateOct 11, 2018 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesNov 28, 2018
- To the PresidentNov 29, 2018
- Became lawDec 11, 2018
Latest action: Dec 11, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-302.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2422.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act of 2017” on September 13, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 13, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53098
- CBO publication date
- September 13, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2422, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2422
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-328 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 25, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 25, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/328
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2422, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2422
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
98c6dddcdd8847e494a1826d16c1d5e0e53e8ff092f1ae7a5c7d46185fd873a9
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KELLY of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 83, May 15, 2017, Page H4199):U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (``The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the common Defen[s]e and general Welfare of the United States[.]'') (By establishing a grant program for mobile dental health units, the bill will expand access to oral care, and improve the health and wellbeing of Americans that lack access to dental services.). ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 388 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2422, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2422
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
98c6dddcdd8847e494a1826d16c1d5e0e53e8ff092f1ae7a5c7d46185fd873a9
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
83 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 70 Democrats
13 of 83 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Joe Barton (R-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) and 53 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.