H.R. 4555 · 117th Congress
Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
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- House Introduced Jul 20, 2021
- House Passed Dec 8, 2021 369–58
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness. HRSA must design the campaign to focus on children, pregnant women, parents, older adults, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Dec 8, 2021
Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness. HRSA must design the campaign to focus on children, pregnant women, parents, older adults, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
Latest action (Dec 9, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 20, 2021
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- House Introduced Jul 20, 2021
- House Passed Dec 8, 2021 369–58
Final vote · House · Dec 8, 2021
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi