# 115-hr-4556: 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.

115-hr-4556, 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., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4556
- Congress: 115
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-12-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill makes all veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system eligible for VA-provided dental services by removing certain dental service restrictions. 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.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2018-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2018-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4556 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4556)

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