H.R. 4555 · 117th Congress

Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021

Introduced on Jul 20, 2021 by Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 9, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 20, 2021
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a public education campaign across all relevant programs of the Health Resources and Services Administration to increase oral health literacy and awareness.

Subjects

  • Aging
  • Child health
  • Congressional oversight
  • Dental care
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Health care quality
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Minority health
  • Performance measurement
  • Women's health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Dec 8, 2021). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tony CárdenasD-CA-29Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Dec 8, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 369–58

History

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  1. Jul 20, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jul 20, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jul 20, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jul 21, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  6. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  7. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  9. Dec 8, 2021Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-211.
  10. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-211.
  11. Dec 8, 2021 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.
  12. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseMr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7525-7527)
  14. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4555.
  15. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7539)
  17. Dec 8, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 58 (Roll no. 420).(text: CR H7525-7526)House · Roll call 420
  18. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 58 (Roll no. 420). (text: CR H7525-7526)House · Roll call 420
  19. Dec 8, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Dec 9, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.