House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021

H.R. 4555Introduced Jul 20, 2021Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedJul 20, 2021
Committee actionNov 17, 2021
Passed HouseDec 8, 2021 · 369–58
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 9, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4555.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-211 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 8, 2021.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 8, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4555, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARDENAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 127, July 20, 2021, Page H3754):
Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 20, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4555, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4555, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tony Cárdenas.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-29 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.