Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the trade association’s employees or members; the trade association itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.
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MethodDelta Dental Plans Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 1 outside firm. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.
Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26
- Health Issues8/8
- Insurance7/8
Bills named in the filings 23 bills, this period
- S. 1164 / H.R. 1397 Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act20 filings
- H.R. 1521 DOC Access Act of 202510 filings
- S. 1424 Veterans First Act of 20253 filings
- H.R. 1160 Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 20251 filing
- H.R. 1219 Oral Health Products Inclusion Act1 filing
18 more, 20 named in only one filing · Show all 23
- H.R. 1768 Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act1 filing
- H.R. 2001 Action for Dental Health Act1 filing
- H.R. 2041 Hidden Fee Disclosure Act of 20251 filing
- H.R. 2045 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 20251 filing
- H.R. 210 Dental Care for Veterans Act1 filing
- H.R. 4556 Protect Our TEETH Act1 filing
- H.R. 7931 IDA Act of 20261 filing
- H.R. 935 Health Care Workforce Innovation Act of 20251 filing
- H.R. 9831 Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 20261 filing
- S. 1506 / H.R. 3069 Medicare for All Act1 filing
- S. 1677 / H.R. 3277 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act1 filing
- S. 2084 Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 20251 filing
- S. 2771 / H.R. 1671, 118th Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act1 filing
- S. 403 / H.R. 994, 118th Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 20231 filing
- S. 5088 / H.R. 9833 Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act1 filing
- S. 5089 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 20261 filing
- S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act1 filing
- S. 939 Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 20251 filing
From the filings
“Issues related to promoting affordability and access to dental health care. S.1164/H.R.1397 - Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act. H.R.1521 - DOC Access Act of 2025. Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits.”
“S.1164 & H.R.1397-Increaseing Access to Dental Insurance Act; H.R.7931-Improving Dental Administration Act of 2026; H.R. 1521-Dental and Optometric Care Access Act of 2025.”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- CMS
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 4 of 8.
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Free account See ProSource: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Delta Dental Plans Association, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends. The trade association’s state member companies file separately and are not included.
From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count
Gave directly to 29 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.
See every candidate and member Delta Dental Plans Association gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.
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