CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Dental Care for Veterans Act

H.R. 210 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 114 cosponsors

Last activity — Committee Hearings Held

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Dental Care for Veterans Act aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. The bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide dental care in the same manner as any other medical service. It includes various amendments to sections regarding dental benefits and appliances. The bill establishes a phased eligibility process for different groups of veterans. These changes involve striking and inserting specific language within existing law to reorganize how dental services and appliances are handled.

Yes· 3 of 12

  • Scored +10

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The primary target of the bill, expanding their access to essential dental services.

  • Scored +10

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    Directly expands dental benefits for a wide range of veterans.

  • Scored +9

    Does this help veterans get medical care?

    Significantly expands access to dental care for veterans by treating it as a standard medical service.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The mandate to furnish dental care as a medical service will increase VA expenditures.

  • Scored -2

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    Expanding dental care benefits for veterans likely increases federal spending.

  • Scored -2

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Increases government spending without an identified funding source.