# 119-hr-9833: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

119-hr-9833, Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9833
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**Ban on lifetime and annual dollar limits for pediatric dental benefits.** This bill would strengthen dental coverage in the Children's Health Insurance Program by banning lifetime and annual monetary caps for targeted low-income children and, in states that offer pregnancy-related CHIP, for targeted low-income pregnant women. - Families and children: Targeted low-income children in CHIP would be protected from lifetime and annual dollar caps on dental benefits when the coverage matches the CHIP benchmark dental package. - Pregnant women: In states that provide pregnancy-related CHIP assistance, targeted low-income pregnant women would receive the same ban on dollar limits for dental care. - States and coverage design: States would be required to provide wraparound dental coverage for certain CHIP children and to offer dental-only supplemental coverage under set requirements. These changes would take effect six months after enactment.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No yearly or lifetime CHIP dental caps: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would ban annual or lifetime dollar limits on dental benefits for targeted low-income children in CHIP. If a State offers pregnancy-related assistance, the ban would also cover targeted low-income pregnant women. The bill would also require States to provide dental-only wrapar…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9833 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9833)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9833 (as of 2026-09-04).