House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Action for Dental Health Act
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs.
Sponsor: Rep. Robin Kelly D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2025
- Committee actionMay 21, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2026 — 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. 2001.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-721 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 2, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/721
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2001, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2001
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 171, No. 44, March 10, 2025, Page H1068):Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2001, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2001
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a3653036eb2fcfe978dc7e96321071f28b7c877b31945ff5e22f61b8c18d5e5e
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2001, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 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
9 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 7 Democrats
2 of 9 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robin Kelly.
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- H.R. 2618 (119th) Federal Firearm Licensee Act
- H.Res. 457 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2025 as "National Gun Violence…
- H.R. 4084 (119th) Access to Birth Control Act
- H.R. 1254 (119th) Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.