Government Passes Minibus, Averts Partial Shutdown Mar 13, 2024 On March 9, 2024, a government shutdown was averted when President Biden signed a ‘minibus’ appropriations package for six of the 12 spending bills, including the Agriculture/FDA appropriations.
House Passes Action for Dental Health Act Mar 13, 2024 On March 8, 2024, the House of Representatives passed the Action for Dental Health Act of 2023 (H.R. 3843) by a vote of 391 to 32. Thank you to the hundreds of AGD members who contacted their Representative via our action alert.
AGD Signs Bipartisan Resolution to Establish a Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness Mar 13, 2024 On February 28, 2024, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced S.Res. 567, a bipartisan resolution to designate March 18, 2024, as the inaugural "Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness."