House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
Official title: To allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges.
Sponsor: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 18, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1397.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 32, February 18, 2025, Page H723):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1397, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
18 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 18 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Troy Balderson (R-OH), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Michael Rulli (R-OH), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), William Timmons (R-SC), David Valadao (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
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- H.R. 1722 (119th) Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act
- H.R. 3726 (119th) Fisher House Availability Act of 2026
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- H.R. 9615 (119th) BRACE Act
- H.R. 7266 (119th) Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.