# 119-hr-10676: Foster Youth Dental Act of 2026

119-hr-10676, Foster Youth Dental Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10676
- Congress: 119
- Title: Foster Youth Dental Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**Extends Medicaid dental and EPSDT coverage for certain foster youth up to age 25.** The Foster Youth Dental Act would let young people who remained in foster care or were covered while in care keep dental and treatment benefits into early adulthood and would boost dentist payments and outreach to improve access. - Former foster youth: Eligible young people who stayed in foster care or were enrolled while in care could keep Medicaid dental and treatment coverage through age 25, with the bill’s language recognizing "specified individuals" as under age 26. - Dentists and providers: Creates a guaranteed payment floor called the "specified average rate" based on the prior 5 years of contracted rates. That rate is designed to encourage dentists to enroll and serve the specified population. - States and enrollment: Requires state outreach programs to enroll eligible former foster youth and to recruit dentists. States may choose state or U.S. rate data when setting the specified average rate and receive a temporary 100% federal match for the portion of dental payments above each state's Jan. 1, 2026 baseline. *Would increase federal spending for the dental services covered by the bill by providing a temporary 100% federal match for the portion of payments above each state's Jan. 1, 2026 baseline.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More dental coverage for foster youth: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would extend Medicaid’s EPSDT dental and treatment coverage from under age 21 to under age 26 for certain foster youth. That group is defined as a foster youth under State responsibility who stayed in care past age 18 (or under a higher State age) and who was enrolled in the St…
- Minimum dental pay and federal match: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require that dental services provided by a dentist to an eligible foster youth under age 26 be paid at no less than a "specified average rate." That rate would be the five‑year average of contracted rates for the service, and States could choose to use State‑specific aver…
- State outreach to enroll foster youth: benefit, low. If enacted, each State would have to start, within 6 months, an outreach and enrollment program to increase enrollment of people eligible under the bill’s foster‑youth Medicaid provision. The program must be coordinated with the State agency that runs the Title IV‑E program and follow Secretary‑app…

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10676 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10676)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10676 (as of 2026-10-18).