Bill increases money for training dental workers through 2031.
S. 5099 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs. · Filed by Cory Booker (D-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives more federal money to a program. The program trains and hires dental workers. Funding rises to $15 million per year instead of $13.9 million. The program runs through 2031. Money helps schools and training programs in areas that need workers.
Who it affects
Dental schools and training programs get more money. Areas without enough dental workers benefit. People in these communities may get better access to dental care.
One thing to notice
The bill runs only through 2031. Congress will need to pass a new bill to keep it going.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- program — a plan the government runs to help people or solve a problem
- federal money — money that comes from the U.S. government
- training programs — classes and education that teach people a job or skill
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (258 characters) on Jul 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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