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SENATE 97117th CongressResolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3171-3172; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3171-3172)

A resolution calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other belligerents in the conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.

Last Action
5/19/2021

Actions

  • 2021-01-28Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2021-01-28Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-28 (00)

Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2021

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental and oral health services, including routine diagnostic and preventive services, basic and major dental services, and emergency care; dental prostheses are also covered. Currently, such services are excluded from Medicare coverage.

Cosponsors (6)

  • Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
  • Bob Casey (D-PA)
  • Edward Markey (D-MA)

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Dental care
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Health personnel
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Medical research
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare
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