119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4008


To reauthorize programs relating to oral health promotion and disease prevention.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 5, 2026

Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions


A BILL

To reauthorize programs relating to oral health promotion and disease prevention.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Promoting Dental Health Act”.

SEC. 2. Reauthorization of programs.

Section 317M of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–14) is amended—

(1) in subsection (d)(2), by striking “2010 through 2014” and inserting “2027 through 2031”; and

(2) in subsection (f), by striking “2001 through 2005” and inserting “2027 through 2031”.