The ADA is the leading oral health advocate with key congressional committees, members of Congress and federal agencies to modernize health care regulations while preserving access and improving quality dental care. The ADA is utilizing science and research while raising awareness on Capitol Hill about key aspects critical to oral health.
Advocacy in action
Advocacy in action — letters from ADA and coalition partners.
Legislative and Regulatory Outreach
Advocacy in Action – 2025 (119th Congress)
June 24, 2025 — Letter to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on reconciliation package. (PDF)
May 6, 2025 — Coalition Letter on rejecting the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services. (PDF) (also listed under Healthy Behaviors)
March 26, 2025 — Letter to Request support for Funding of Programs to Dentistry and Oral Health in FY 26. (PDF)
February 25, 2025 — Letter to House Ways & Means to Modernize American Health Care. (PDF)
January 28, 2025 — Letter to Congress on Clarification on OMB Directive and Impacts on Oral Health Grants. (PDF)
November 19, 2025 — ADA Comments on the Rising Costs of Health Care, Prioritizing Early Prevention, Reforming Dental Benefits, Improving Transparency, Strengthening Medicaid, and Using Tax Policy to Support Coverage and Affordability. (PDF)
September 12, 2025 – Letter to CMS on the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. (PDF)
August 28, 2025 — Medicare Advantage and Dental Benefits: The Reality Behind the Hype. (PDF)
July 25, 2025 — Letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on Medicare Advantage. (PDF)
May 21, 2025 —Letter to Department of Justice on Public Comment on Lack of Competition in the US Dental Insurance Market. (PDF)
May 21, 2025 — Letter to Federal Trade Commission on FTC April 2025 RFI on Anticompetitive Regulations, (Docket No P859900). (PDF)
October 31, 2025 — Coalition letter urging congressional appropriators to provide $246.5 million for the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health for FY26. (PDF)
October 20, 2025 — Letter to Food and Drug Administration on Ultra Processed Foods and the Oral Health Risks of Added Sugar. (PDF)
September 24, 2025 — Letter to U.S. Senate Leadership on NDAA Priorities (PDF)
July 31, 2025 — ODC Support Letter for H.R. 4556 - Protect Our TEETH Act. (PDF)
July 13, 2025 — ADA comments to the Food and Drug Administration in support of the rule to require front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labeling on prepackaged foods. (PDF)
June 9, 2025 — Letter to Environmental Protection Agency on Safe Drinking Water Act. (PDF)
May 21, 2025 — Coalition Letter on HHS Layoffs Impacting Tobacco Control. (PDF)
May 14, 2025 — Coalition Letter to Congress on The Reintroduction of Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act. (PDF)
May 6, 2025 — Coalition Letter on rejecting the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services. (PDF) (also listed under Appropriations & Program Funding)
April 30, 2025 — Coalition Letter to House Subcommittees on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on IHS Funding requests for FY2026. (PDF)
April 30, 2025 — Coalition Letter to Senate Subcommittees on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on IHS Funding requests for FY2026. (PDF)
April 21, 2025 — Coalition Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Concerns regarding the Administration's Draft FY 2026 Budget for HHS. (PDF)
September 24, 2025 — Letter to U.S. Senate Leadership on NDAA Priorities. (PDF)
September 24, 2025 — Letter to Chairman Brian Babin on NDAA Oral Health Priorities. (PDF)
March 26, 2025 — Letter to Chairman Brian Babin on NDAA Oral Health Priorities. (PDF)
January 3, 2025 — Letter to Secretary McDonough on VA Dental Hygiene Standards. (PDF)
May 13, 2025 — Letter to House Committee on Ways & Means on Tax Provisions in Title XI of the Budget Reconciliation Legislation. (PDF)
May 13, 2025 — Letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Medicaid Coverage Provisions in Budget Reconciliation (Committee Markup). (PDF)
May 9, 2025 — Partnership for Medicaid Letter on Medicaid Proposals in Reconciliation Bill. (PDF)
April 23, 2025 — Letter to House Committee on Ways & Means on tax policy. (PDF) April 23, 2025 — Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on Medicaid. (PDF)
April 22, 2025 — Partnership for Medicaid Applauds House Republicans for Speaking Up About Medicaid. (PDF)
April 22, 2025 — Letter to Senate Committee on Finance on tax policy. (PDF)
April 14, 2025 — Letter to House of Representatives on Medicaid statement of support for the 12 House Rs. (PDF)
April 3, 2025 — The Partnership for Medicaid Letter on Partnership Statement on Budget Resolution. (PDF)
March 13, 2025 — Letter to Congress on Medicaid Oral Health. (PDF)
March 3, 2025 — Letter of Support for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP). (PDF)
January 27, 2025 — Letter to CMS on Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Programs. (PDF)
September 15, 2025 — Letter to National Institutes of Health expressing concerns about a recent proposal to limit the allowable expenses for NIH grantees to have their research published in peer-reviewed journals. (PDF)
March 26, 2025 — Letter to U.S. House of Representatives on the opportunity to provide input to the Privacy Working Group regarding the development of a federal comprehensive data privacy and security framework. (PDF)
February 5, 2025 — Letter to HHS on Draft Dietary Guidelines. (PDF)
September 15, 2025 — Letter to DOJ on State Laws Having Significant Adverse Effects on the National Economy or Significant Adverse Effects on Interstate Commerce. (PDF)
May 14, 2025 — Letter to House Committee on Ways & Means on tax policy to support small business dentists. (PDF)
April 1, 2025 — Coalition letter with nine other organizations pushing for exemption of medical and dental supplies, equipment and devise from tariffs. (PDF)
March 4, 2025 — Letter from the ADA, Dental Trade Alliance and the National Association of Dental Laboratories to the Trump Administration about tariffs on dental products. (PDF)
February 13, 2025 — Letter to Chairmen Daines and Smucker on the Main Street Tax Certainty Act. (PDF)
November 5, 2025 — Coalition Letter to Congressional Appropriators in Support of FY2026 Funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). (PDF)
October 10, 2025 — Letter to Senator Sanders on the Health Care Workforce Expansion Act and Improving Outcomes in Rural and Health Professional Shortage Areas. (PDF)
October 8, 2025 — ODC Letter to CIS on H-1B Visa Guidance. (PDF)
October 2, 2025 — Letter to CIS on H-1B Visa Reforms. (PDF)
August 19, 2025 — Coalition Letter - Reauthorization of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII Health Professions and Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs. (PDF)
July 15, 2025 — ADA letter to House Subcommittee on Health, Energy and Commerce Committee on "Legislative Proposals to Maintain and Improve Public Health Workforce, Rural Health, and Over-the-Counter Medicines." (PDF)
March 18, 2025 — 2025 Coalition Letter Supporting Dr. Lorna Breen Reauthorization Act. (PDF)
March 10, 2025 — Letter to U.S. House of Representatives on Introduction the Action for Dental Health Act of 2025. (PDF)
February 5, 2025 — Letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on Tax. (PDF)
November 21, 2025 — ADA Leads Coalition Letter to CMS to Maintain the Position of Chief Dental Officer in the Office of the Administrator. (PDF)
October 3, 2025 — Letter to CMS on Recent Guidance for the Rural Health Transformation Program. (PDF)
June 9, 2025 — Coalition letter to Senate leadership on One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (PDF)
January 28, 2025 — Letter to Senate Finance Committee on RFK, Jr.’s Nomination for HHS Secretary. (PDF)
January 15, 2025 — Welcome Letter to Members of the 119th Congress. (PDF)