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Dental Care for Veterans Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service, and for other purposes.
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Summary
Dental Care for Veterans Act
This bill expands eligibility for veterans for dental care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill makes all veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system eligible for VA-provided dental services. Currently, only veterans who have a service-connected dental issue or meet other narrow criteria are eligible for certain dental services.
The bill phases in eligibility over four years based upon existing eligibility, degree of service-connected disability or other disability, prisoner of war status, award of a Purple Heart, financial need, or VA health care eligibility.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- May 20, 2026 Committee Hearings Held
- Mar 18, 2026 Committee Hearings Held
- Mar 18, 2026 Subcommittee on Health Discharged
- Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jan 6, 2025 Introduced in House
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