H.R. 7931

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7931 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7931

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt 
from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 12, 2026

Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Conaway) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt 
from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits.

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 ``Improving Dental Administration Act 
of 2026'' or the ``IDA Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING CERTAIN STATE LAWS RELATED TO DENTAL BENEFITS FROM 
PREEMPTION.

Section 514(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
``(10) Beginning 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, subsection (a) shall not apply to any State law related to 
dental benefits, including any State law related to the administration 
of such benefits, that does not conflict with the provisions of this 
title and title IV.''.
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