Introduced in House — H.R. 7931

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7931

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

A BILL

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

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.