House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 6, 2023
- Committee actionJul 19, 2023
- Passed HouseMar 7, 2024 · 391–32
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 12, 2024 — Star Print ordered on the bill.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3843.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3843, Action for Dental Health Act of 2023” on November 17, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 3, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 17, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59770
- CBO publication date
- November 17, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3843, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3843
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
89f383c60665f440ccdc410072fc99303ac0650da004c2b21505a074f877ea49
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-243 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on October 3, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 3, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/243
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3843, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3843
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
89f383c60665f440ccdc410072fc99303ac0650da004c2b21505a074f877ea49
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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. 169, No. 98, June 6, 2023, Page H2763):Article I, Section 8, clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Reauthorize grants to address the dental workforce needs.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 6, 2023 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 132 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3843, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3843
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
89f383c60665f440ccdc410072fc99303ac0650da004c2b21505a074f877ea49
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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
15 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 9 Democrats
6 of 15 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Julia Brownley (D-CA), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.