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HAVE OUR BACKS

By: Dick Durbin

Date: March 5, 2026

Location: Washington, DC

4008 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''.

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