HR 1397 — Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R, OH-6) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THORN RUN PARTNERS | DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION | $60,000 | H.R.1397 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP | — | HR1397 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | GOVERNMENT COUNSEL, LLC | THORN RUN PARTNERS (OBO DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION) | $20,000 | H.R. 1397 |
| 1st Quarter - Termination | 2025 first_quarter | GOVERNMENT COUNSEL, LLC | DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA | $30,000 | H.R.1397 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-18 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Rulli, Michael A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1397 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR1397 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | THORN RUN PARTNERS (OBO DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1397 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-01 | DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1397 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Rulli, Michael A. (R, house OH-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 2 | DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 3 | THORN RUN PARTNERS (OBO DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION) | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 4 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | rancho teresita dairy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 7 | $1,522 | $1,522 |
| 7 | john farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | cal trans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | philip j. martin real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | humtown products | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | haverly systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | gold star cattle co, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | kenneth khachigian | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 275 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Rulli, Michael A. (R · house · OH-6) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Rulli, Michael A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP (hr1397) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION (h.r.1397) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THORN RUN PARTNERS (OBO DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION) (h.r. 1397) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA (h.r.1397) · lobbying_bill_mention