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H.R. 2001

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 2001, the Action for Dental Health Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 10, 2025 by Rep. Robin Kelly (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Jul 21, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

H.R. 2001 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb2001/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2001 EH: Action for Dental Health Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 2001
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Action for Dental Health Act  .
2.
Action for Dental Health
Section 340G(f) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256g(f) ) is amended by striking  $13,903,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023  and inserting  $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until expended .
     Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-10
  2. Passed House2026-07-20
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Reported to House Jul 2, 2026

hb2001/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (07/02/2026)

Action for Dental Health Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grants to states for developing the dental workforce and increasing access to oral health services in designated dental health professional shortage areas. This program is administered by the Bureau of Health Workforce within the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Sponsors

Rep. Robin Kelly (D) sponsors H.R. 2001, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2001 went before 2 committees: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Energy and Commerce.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Jul 21, 2026 · 747 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Reported By · Jul 2, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2001, the latest H. Rept. 119-721.

Actions

H.R. 2001 has taken 13 actions since Mar 10, 2025, the latest on Jul 21, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 21, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Jul 20, 202615:29
House
Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 20, 202615:30
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4645-4646)
Jul 20, 202615:30
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2001.
Jul 20, 202615:38
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4645)

Votes

H.R. 2001 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2001 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • Action for Dental Health Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Action for Dental Health Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Action for Dental Health Act — Display Title
  • Action for Dental Health Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 3 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2001 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Education, Immigration, Budget/Appropriations, Indian/Native American Affairs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONProfessional association of dentists.District of Columbia213$350K
ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRYProfessional society exclusively representing the interests of general dentists.Illinois11$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC17$350K
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION16—
ALSTON & BIRD LLP11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT BAKER117
MARY SAVARY TAYLOR117
RACHEL JONES HENSLER117
DAVID LINN116
JAMES SCHULZ116
JENNIFER FISHER116
NATALIE HALES116
NICHOLAS CARGAS116
ROBERT BURNS116
GREG D'ANGELO115
DONALD KENT114
MATTHEW ROSSETTO114
CHAD OLSON113
JAMES PALUSKIEWICZ111
JEFFREY WOOD111
JONATHAN JAGODA111
LAURA FRIEDEL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$420K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$280K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$243.8K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONTHE NICKLES GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONTHE NICKLES GROUP, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONTHE NICKLES GROUP, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONTHE NICKLES GROUP, LLC2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONTHE NICKLES GROUP, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONTHE NICKLES GROUP, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONTHE NICKLES GROUP, LLC2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRYALSTON & BIRD LLP2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2001 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 8 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2001’s is Health.

hr2001/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2001 carries 8 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Dental care to Rural conditions and development.

hr2001/subjects.txt
Dental careEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedical educationRural conditions and development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2001, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 2001.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H1068]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com