118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 403 — Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2023

“A bill 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.”

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Introduced Feb 14, 2023

Last action Feb 14, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 14, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.