Dental Care for Low-Income Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-2138
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Dental care

Health care coverage and access

Poverty and welfare assistance

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Dental Care for Low-Income Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient dental services and treatment to low-income veterans. Currently, only certain veterans, including those suffering from service-connected issues, are eligible for dental services through the VA.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2138 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2019 Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of low-income veterans to receive dental care.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dental Care for Low-Income Veterans Act . 2. Expansion of dental care to low-income veterans Section 1712(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking or ; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph (H): (H) beginning on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, from which a veteran whose attributable income is not greater than the amount set forth in section 1722(b) of this title is suffering; or .