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S. 1164

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Summary

S. 1164, the Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 27, 2025 by Sen. Margaret Hassan (D) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 1164 has 11 co-sponsors.

sb1164/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1164 IS: Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-27
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1164  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 27, 2025   Ms. Hassan  (for herself,  Mr. Marshall ,  Mr. Coons ,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mr. Curtis ,  Mrs. Shaheen ,  Mr. Grassley ,  Mr. Peters , and  Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    A BILL
To allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act  .
2.
Standalone dental plans
Section 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18041 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(f)
Availability of standalone dental plans
The Secretary may not restrict any qualified individual from enrolling in a plan described in section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) offered through an Exchange established pursuant to subsection (c) on the basis of such qualified individual not being also enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through the Exchange.
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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-27
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  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.

Introduced in Senate Mar 27, 2025

sb1164/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (03/27/2025)

Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.

Sponsors

Sen. Margaret Hassan (D) sponsors S. 1164, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1164 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Mar 27, 2025 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 1164 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Mar 27, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1164 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1164, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1164 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act — Display Title
  • Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

8 clients hired 9 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named S. 1164 in 45 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, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Retirement, Budget/Appropriations, Defense.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATIONAssociation of Delta Dental benefits companies.District of Columbia212$300K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL PLANSDental/HealthcareTexas16$360K
THORN RUN PARTNERS (OBO DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION)Government Affairs FirmDistrict of Columbia16$90K
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.—Massachusetts15—
THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAinsurance companyDistrict of Columbia14$240K
PATIENT ACCESS NETWORK FOUNDATIONNon-profit, charitable patient assistance programDistrict of Columbia11$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION17—
GOVERNMENT COUNSEL, LLC16$90K
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA16—
HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.16$360K
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION15—
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.15—
THORN RUN PARTNERS15$300K
RED+BLUE STRATEGIES14$240K
VENABLE LLP11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ARACELI GUTIERREZ117
HENRY MENN116
JONATHAN RENFREW116
KELLY DELMORE116
LAURA HAINES116
LISA LAYMAN116
CARSON LEWIS115
DAVID LINN115
JAMES SCHULZ115
JENNIFER FISHER115
JESSIE BRAIRTON115
NATALIE HALES115
NICHOLAS CARGAS115
PAUL BOCK115
ROBERT BURNS115
BENJAMIN KLEIN114
JAMES SLOTNICK114
KATHRYN WISE114
MATTHEW ROSSETTO114
MEGAN MARSHALL114

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
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAGUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$560K4th Quarter - Report
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAGUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$540K3rd Quarter - Report
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAGUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAGUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$520K2nd Quarter - Report
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAGUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$510K1st Quarter - Report
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAGUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$510K1st 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
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Amendme…
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.2025 third_quarter$150K3rd Quarter - Report
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC.2025 second_quarter$150K2nd Quarter - Report
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATIONDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATIONTHORN RUN PARTNERS2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL PLANSHOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICARED+BLUE STRATEGIES2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1164 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1164’s is Health.

s1164/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

S. 1164 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Dental care to Health care coverage and access.

s1164/subjects.txt
Dental careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com