# 119-hr-5949: Rural Veterans Dental Care Act

119-hr-5949, Rural Veterans Dental Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5949
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5949
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Veterans Dental Care Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Mobile dental care pilot for rural veterans.** This bill would create a VA pilot to bring dental services to veterans in rural and highly rural areas using vans, modular clinics, or temporary structures and prioritize locations more than 75 miles from a VA dental clinic. The pilot would run from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2029 and require annual reports on number served, locations, costs, and recommendations for continuation.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mobile dental care for rural veterans: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a VA pilot to give dental care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas. The pilot would start October 1, 2026 and end September 30, 2029. The VA could use vans with full dental equipment, modular or containerized mobile clinics at VA outpatient sites or rural h…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5949 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5949)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5168)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5949 (as of 2026-04-21).