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H.R. 7931

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7931, the IDA Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 12, 2026 by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Mar 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7931 has 14 co-sponsors.

hb7931/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7931 IH: Improving Dental Administration Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-12
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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. 7931  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 12, 2026   Mr. Van Drew  (for himself and  Mr. Conaway ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Improving Dental Administration Act of 2026   or the   IDA Act of 2026  .
2.
Exempting certain State laws related to dental benefits from preemption
Section 514(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1144(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(10)
Beginning 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, subsection (a) shall not apply to any State law related to dental benefits, including any State law related to the administration of such benefits, that does not conflict with the provisions of this title and title IV.
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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-03-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) sponsors H.R. 7931, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7931 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Mar 12, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7931 has taken 2 actions since Mar 12, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 12, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 7931 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7931 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • IDA Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • IDA Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Improving Dental Administration Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7931 in 7 quarterly filings, 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, Education, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Immigration, Indian/Native American Affairs.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL PLANSDental/HealthcareTexas12$120K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS—Illinois12—
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRYProfessional society exclusively representing the interests of general dentists.Illinois11$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS12—
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION12—
HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.12$120K
ALSTON & BIRD LLP11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHAD OLSON112
DAVID LINN112
JAMES SCHULZ112
JEANNE TUERK112
JENNIFER FISHER112
KARIN WITTICH112
KELLY DELMORE112
LAUREN WRIGHT112
LISA LAYMAN112
MATTHEW ROSSETTO112
NATALIE HALES112
NICHOLAS CARGAS112
PAULA KANTAS112
ROBERT BURNS112
SANDRA GUENTHER112
SRINIVASAN VARADARAJAN112
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 ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$243.8K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS2026 second_quarter$190K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL PLANSHOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL PLANSHOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRYALSTON & BIRD LLP2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7931 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7931’s is Health.

hr7931/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com