# 119-hr-10751: Tribal Oral Health Sovereignty Act

119-hr-10751, Tribal Oral Health Sovereignty Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10751
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Oral Health Sovereignty Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-28

## Summary

**Authorizes CHAP-certified dental therapists to practice in Indian health programs without state licensure barriers and preserves Community Health Aide Program funding.** This bill would let dental therapists certified by the Community Health Aide Certification Board or by tribes with equivalent standards provide care in Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban Indian programs regardless of conflicting State licensure rules, while keeping CHAP funding levels intact. - Tribes and tribal health programs: It strengthens tribal sovereignty over oral health by accepting tribal certification that meets or exceeds CHAP standards and by ensuring CHAP funding is not reduced when a national program is established. This supports tribal control of provider standards and program budgets. - Dental therapists and certifying bodies: It creates a clear federal path for CHAP-certified and tribal-certified dental therapists to practice within their certification scope. Providers must follow the certifying body's training, supervision, scope of practice, and continuing education rules. - Patients and access to care: By removing state licensure barriers inside Indian health programs, more communities served by IHS, tribal, and urban Indian providers could gain local access to dental therapy services in those programs.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More dental therapists in tribal clinics: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let dental therapists who are certified by the Community Health Aide Certification Board or by a tribe with equal-or-higher standards provide care in Indian health programs. This would apply even if State licensure or scope-of-practice rules would otherwise block them. T…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-5371: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10751 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10751)

## Related
- [119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7148)
- [119-hr-5371: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Constructi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5371)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Envi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6938)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10751 (as of 2026-10-28).