S. 5089 · 119th Congress · pending
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Latest official action 2026-07-22 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026 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.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-07-22
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Angela D. Alsobrooks
Senate · MD · Democratic
$485,600PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$15,000
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
Angela D. Alsobrooks · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOCEANS PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOFF THE SIDELINES PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPINEAPPLE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$10,000
Angela D. Alsobrooks · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPURPOSE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREV UP PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTURQUOISE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVICTORY NOW PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$9,375
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $9,375
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$8,500
Angela D. Alsobrooks · Sponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$8,000
Angela D. Alsobrooks · Sponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$7,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCENCORA, INC. PAC$7,500
Angela D. Alsobrooks · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.