$2.1M raised, $1.7M spent, $488.8K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
60% from donors giving over $200 · 34% from donors giving $200 or less · largest donor Jessica Robertson, $11K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$1.6M given to candidates and committees, the largest to NRCC ($60K) · 52% of its support to Republicans, 45% to Democrats. See where it goes
Lobbying
American Dental Association lobbied on 8 issues. See lobbying
Audits and penalties
2 administrative fines, published by the FEC
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
Why this committee exists In its own words
“The Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs (CEBJA) is the ADA agency dedicated to enhancing the ethical conscience of dentists by promoting the highest moral, ethical and professional standards in the provision of dental care to the public. In keeping with this mission, CEBJA has authored a white paper addressing and providing guidance on ethical issues that may arise during temporary charitable events such as Missions of Mercy (MOMs) and Give Kids a Smile™ (GKAS).”
American Dental Association PAC, on its own site, ada.org
CauseHealth care
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. The statement is filed under topics from a fixed list, chosen by AI models when two of three agree; which side it takes is in its own words.
22 priorities from the committee’s own site, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
22 priorities · 104 quoted statements
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.
The ADA’s congressional lobbying team works with Members of Congress to educate and offer guidance needed to promote public policy issues that impact oral health and the profession.
The ADA supports the continuation and increased investment in federal oral health programs that focus on workforce development, access to care, oral health literacy, dental research, nutrition, Native American health, military readiness and care for our veterans.
Sharing your voice and story about oral health policies matters for the health of patients.
Shaping the regulatory environment that affects the practice of dentistry.
Tackling the alarming levels of educational debt faced at graduation.
The ADA is utilizing science and research while raising awareness on Capitol Hill about key aspects critical to improving oral health.
The ADA provides key information necessary to advocate for change.
One Voice United in Washington, D.C.
The American Dental Political Action Committee (ADPAC) supports congressional candidates who understand the importance of dentistry and its contribution to overall health.
The ADA prioritizes critical financial support for oral health innovation and research through advocacy for vital programs supported throughout the country.
The American Dental Association supports the following policy:
Oral health is an integral component of systemic health.
Dentistry is essential healthcare because of its role in evaluating, diagnosing, preventing or treating oral diseases, which can affect systemic health.
The term “Essential Dental Care” be defined as any care that prevents or eliminates infection, preserves the structure and function of teeth as well as the orofacial hard and soft tissues, and that this term be used in lieu of the terms “Emergency Dental Care” and “Elective Dental Care” when communicating with legislators, regulators, policy makers and the media in defining care that should continue to be delivered during global pandemics or other disaster situations, if any limitations are proposed.
Government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have acknowledged dentistry as an essential service needed to maintain the health of Americans. State agencies or officials should recognize the oral health workforce when designating its essential workforce during public health emergencies, in order to assist them in protecting the health of their constituents.
The ADA is committed to ending the opioid crisis that has been devastating families and communities.
December 12, 2019—Letter urging House leaders to schedule a floor vote on S. 2740, the Over-the-Counter Drug Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019 (PDF).
October 30, 2019—Letter urging members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to favorably report S. 2740, the Over-the-Counter Drug Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019.
September 28, 2017—Letter (PDF) to Sens.
Learn what to ask your dentist about prescription pain medications.
The ADA is working with lawmakers, education leaders, dental students and others to mitigate the alarming levels of educational debt that new dentists face after graduating from dental school.
This includes reforming parts of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which provides the statutory authority for most federal student loan programs, including those most widely used by dental students.
Navigate new student loan changes.
View our current policies on educational debt.
Learn about the ADA's exclusive student loan refinancing program.
The ADA is lobbying Congress and the administration to protect dental patients and staff who are providing urgent and emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ADA is also lobbying to help dental practices stay viable during (and following) prolonged periods of reduced hours or closure.
Improving and adequately funding federal small business disaster aid programs.
Exempting dental practices from onerous regulatory burdens.
Extending tax relief to impacted dental practices.
Providing adequate financial stability for displaced office staff.
Alleviating the burden of student loan payments during the emergency period.
Securing clear and consistent risk-based guidelines for reopening dental practices.
Expanding COVID-19 point-of-care testing across the country.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$954.5K to 241 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $954,500
Republican 52%Democratic 45%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Republican
127
$500,000
$0
$500,000
52%
Democratic
105
$429,000
$0
$429,000
45%
Other or unresolved
9
$25,500
$0
$25,500
2.7%
Shown support
241
$954,500
$0
$954,500
100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$1,572,500 in 531 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Democratic candidates
105
$429K · 27%
Republican candidates
125
$498K · 32%
Other or unresolved candidates
12
$32.5K · 2.1%
Other party committees
4
$240K · 15%
Other PACs and committees
69
$380.5K · 24%
All recipients
315
$1.6M
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
California
29
$107K
New York
15
$92.5K
Florida
18
$79.5K
New Jersey
10
$65K
Texas
16
$55K
Pennsylvania
9
$41K
North Carolina
10
$38K
Ohio
11
$37.5K
The largest 8 of 44 states.
Recipients 315
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $2,111,850 reported receipts
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$1,273,49660%
Jennifer Thompson2 contributions, latest Jan 23, 2026 · DENTIST · SELF- EMPLOYED · FARMINGTON, NM$7,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 1,923 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $1M. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$721,31534%
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the committee: rebates and refunds of what it spent, contributions it made that were returned, and loans it made that were repaid.$64,5003.1%
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$41,7832%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$10,5720.5%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$184<0.1%
Where it came from
Dr. Jane Gillette For Montana1 receipt, latest Feb 23, 2025 · Three Forks, Montana$100
Citibank 11 receipt, latest Feb 28, 2025 · Washington, District of Columbia$3
The 2 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $103 from 2 sources in all.
Total reported receipts $2,111,850
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $1,044,811 placed by state
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under $3.9K
$3.9K+
$15.7K+
$35.4K+
$62.9K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Texas322 contributions · 9.4%
$98,247
Illinois108 contributions · 8.3%
$86,598
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $1,740,499 reported
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$1,637,00094%
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$57,4293.3%
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$41,9942.4%
Paid to
Stripe23 payments · latest Oct 14, 2026 · TRANSACTION FEES$32,298
Citibank 122 payments · latest Oct 14, 2026 · BANK FEES$8,970
American Dental Association2 payments · latest Apr 24, 2026 · 2025 HARD $ TAX PAYMENT - REIMBURSEMENT TO ADA$500
Citibank 21 payment · latest Jun 18, 2025 · TRANSFER TO NF SEE SCH A 4.4.25- ARIZONA DENTAL PAC$225
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$4,0760.2%
Total reported disbursements $1,740,499
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $1,614,494 itemized
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$1,572,50097%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$1,572,500
Paid to
NRCC$60,000
NRSC$60,000
DSCC$60,000
DCCC$60,000
Blue Power PAC$10,000
Boots on the Ground$10,000
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$41,7692.6%
Filed as
TRANSACTION FEES$32,298
BANK FEES$8,970
2025 HARD $ TAX PAYMENT - REIMBURSEMENT TO ADA$250
2024 HARD $ TAX PAYMENT - REIMBURSEMENT TO ADA$250
Paid to
Stripe$32,298
Citibank 1$8,970
American Dental Association$500
TransfersMoney moved to an affiliated or authorised committee.
Spending over time
$1.7M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $437.2K, Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025.
$1.7M
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
Published by the Commission against this committee’s own FEC ID. An audit is a periodic examination that reports findings; an administrative fine is a penalty for filing a specific report late or not at all. They are separate instruments and are not combined into a score here.
Source: the Commission’s audit-case and administrative-fine records, joined on this committee’s FEC ID, imported Oct 26, 2026. Enforcement matters (MURs) are published only against respondent names, with no committee identifier, so they are not shown here rather than being matched by name.
LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?
What American Dental Association lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, American Dental Association pays lobbyists to press Congress and federal agencies. Each quarter it, or a firm it hires, files a public report under the Lobbying Disclosure Act saying which topics it worked on, what it spent, and whom it contacted. This is what those reports say.
Spent on lobbying in 2026
$1.6M
Quarterly reports read
10
Bills it named
52
Topics it lobbied on
Each report files its work under official topics. The bar shows how often each topic came up across the reports; open one to read what was filed under it. Naming a bill says the organization lobbied on it, not which side it took.
Health Issuesin 9 report entries · 10 bills named
In its own words
Senate HELP Committee health care affordability input House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee submissions on rising health care costs, early prevention, oral health integration, strengthening public benefits for high-risk patients, team-based models, and reducing administrative barriers H.R. 6561, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025 S. 5099/H.R. 2001, Action for Dental Health Act Federal oral health infrastructure and public health policy, including oral health leadership and capacity across HHS agencies, cross-agency coordination, the relationship between oral health and mental health outcomes, and HRSA public health priorities relevant to oral health.
H.R. 3409, HEADs UP Act H.R. 4556, Protect Our Treatment for Enamel, Erosion, and Tooth Health Act (Protect our TEETH Act) S. 4008, Promoting Dental Health Act House Energy and Commerce health care transparency legislation and related proposals, including itemized billing, provider disclosure, charity care, collections, surprise billing, and application of hospital-style requirements to dental offices.
EPA-Review of Science on Fluoride in Drinking Water: Preliminary Assessment Plan and Literature Survey (91 FR 3722) FDA-Use of Orally Ingestible Unapproved Prescription Drug Products Containing Fluoride in the Pediatric Population (90 FR 25329) NIH-Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs (NOT-OD-25-138) NIH-Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031 (NOT-OD-26-047) NIH policy affecting dental and craniofacial research, including proposals related to limits on principal investigator grants and research funding stewardship.
HHS/PACCARB policy concerning antimicrobial stewardship and the National Action Plan on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
HHS request for information on chronic disease of addiction, mental health, prevention, treatment, and recovery policy.
HHS Section 1557 nondiscrimination implementation and notice of vacatur affecting covered health programs and activities.
Teledentistry, direct-to-consumer dental/orthodontic treatment, and legislation or policy concerning in-person examination requirements before dental or orthodontic treatment.
H.R. 9829, the ORTHO Act Issues concerning vertical integration and provider autonomy
Senate HELP Committee health care affordability input House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee submissions on rising health care costs, early prevention, oral health integration, strengthening public benefits for high-risk patients, team-based models, and reducing administrative barriers H.R. 6561, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025 H.R. 2001, Action for Dental Health Act Federal oral health infrastructure and public health policy, including oral health leadership and capacity across HHS agencies, cross-agency coordination, the relationship between oral health and mental health outcomes, and HRSA public health priorities relevant to oral health.
S. 4008, Promoting Dental Health Act EPA-Review of Science on Fluoride in Drinking Water: Preliminary Assessment Plan and Literature Survey (91 FR 3722) FDA-Use of Orally Ingestible Unapproved Prescription Drug Products Containing Fluoride in the Pediatric Population (90 FR 25329) NIH-Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs (NOT-OD-25-138) NIH-Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031 (NOT-OD-26-047) NIH policy affecting dental and craniofacial research, including proposals related to limits on principal investigator grants and research funding stewardship.
Senate HELP Committee health care affordability input House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee submissions on rising health care costs, early prevention, oral health integration, strengthening public benefits for high-risk patients, team-based models, and reducing administrative barriers H.R. 6561, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025 Federal oral health infrastructure and public health policy, including oral health leadership and capacity across HHS agencies, cross-agency coordination, the relationship between oral health and mental health outcomes, and HRSA public health priorities relevant to oral health H.R. 2001, Action for Dental Health Act H.R. 3409, HEADs UP Act H.R. 4556, Protect Our Treatment for Enamel, Erosion, and Tooth Health Act (Protect our TEETH Act) S. 4008, Promoting Dental Health Act House Energy and Commerce Submission-From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Drinking Water (2/24/26) EPA-Review of Science on Fluoride in Drinking Water: Preliminary Assessment Plan and Literature Survey (91 FR 3722) FDA-Use of Orally Ingestible Unapproved Prescription Drug Products Containing Fluoride in the Pediatric Population (90 FR 25329) NIH-Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs (NOT-OD-25-138) NIH-Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031 (NOT-OD-26-047)
PL 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions relating to health care HR 1521 DOC Access Act of 2025 (all sections of full text)(support) Discussing pertaining to eligibility of oral health services as qualified expenses through HSAs and FSAs Discussions pertaining to improving access to oral health to underserved and vulnerable populations Discussions pertaining to the expansion of dental coverage across federal health programs Discussions pertaining to access to dental benefits under Medicaid Discussions involving supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage Discussions involving fluoride and drinking water Monitored discussions involving enhanced premium tax credits Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions Monitored HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026; provisions relating to health care Monitored discussions involving proposed legislation to address health workforce shortages
Discussions regarding vertical integration and provider autonomy P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions relating to health care H.R. 1521, the DOC Access Act of 2025 (all sections of full text)(support) Discussing pertaining to eligibility of oral health services as qualified expenses through HSAs and FSAs Discussions pertaining to improving access to oral health to underserved and vulnerable populations Discussions pertaining to the expansion of dental coverage across federal health programs Discussions pertaining to access to dental benefits under Medicaid Discussions involving supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage Discussions involving fluoride in drinking water Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions Monitored discussions involving proposed legislation to address health workforce shortages
P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions relating to health care H.R. 1521, the DOC Access Act of 2025 (all sections of full text)(support) Discussing pertaining to eligibility of oral health services as qualified expenses through HSAs and FSAs Discussions pertaining to improving access to oral health to underserved and vulnerable populations Discussions pertaining to the expansion of dental coverage across federal health programs Discussions pertaining to access to dental benefits under Medicaid Discussions involving supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage Discussions involving fluoride in drinking water Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions Monitored discussions involving proposed legislation to address health workforce shortages
Dental faculty pipeline impacts tied to immigration/H-1B policies affecting dental schools Implementation of changes to student aid programs put forth in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 Efforts to make changes to eligibility requirements for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
Teaching Health Center, GME, National Health Service Corps and Community Health Center reauthorization H.R. 2028/ S. 942 Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) H.R. 3711/S. 1948 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act) H.R. 3885, Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students Act of 2025 (Community TEAMS Act) H.R. 4262, To reauthorize programs related to health professions education ED-2025 Negotiated Rulemaking;
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program (90 FR 15665) (namely proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program) ED-Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended, Student Assistance General Provisions (91 FR 53940)
Dental faculty pipeline impacts tied to immigration/H-1B policies affecting dental schools Implementation of changes to student aid programs put forth in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 Teaching Health Center, GME, National Health Service Corps and Community Health Center reauthorization H.R. 2028/ S. 942 Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) H.R. 3711/S. 1948 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act) H.R. 3885, Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students Act of 2025 (Community TEAMS Act) H.R. 4262, To reauthorize programs related to health professions education ED-2025 Negotiated Rulemaking;
Immigrationin 6 report entries
In its own words
USCIS policy changes affecting H-1B visas and the dental education workforce
Monitored issues related to Visas for healthcare.
Issues related to Visas for healthcare.
Offices it contacted
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
White House Office
Insurancein 6 report entries · 14 bills named
In its own words
Medicare Advantage supplemental dental benefits, including benefit transparency, encounter data, marketing, beneficiary understanding of coverage, alignment of advertised benefits with actual coverage, consumer protections, surprise billing, provider directory accuracy, and oversight of dental benefit administration.
CMS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 and CMS RFI on the essential health benefits framework and typical employer standard, including pediatric oral health EHB, adult dental coverage, stand-alone dental plans, riders, carve-outs, and state flexibility.
ERISA preemption and dental benefit plan accountability, including noncovered services, network leasing, assignment of benefits, virtual credit cards, prior authorization, retroactive denials, downcoding, prompt payment, and application of state dental insurance reforms to self-funded plans.
H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act S. 1677/H.R. 3277, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) S. 1164/H.R. 1397, Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act H.R. 7931, Improving Dental Administration Act S. 2355/H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 9117, Clear Healthcare Expense Cost Knowledge Act of 2026 H.R. 9397, Premium Transparency Act H.R. 9396, Prior Authorization Accountability Act S. 5088/H.R.9833, Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act Senate Finance Committee submission to improve coverage across the individual, employer and public insurance markets
Medicare/Medicaidin 6 report entries · 4 bills named
In its own words
Medicaid strengthening and public benefit policy, including adult dental benefits, pediatric dental/EPSDT protections, Medicaid financing, and Medicaid managed care.
CMS Chief Dental Officer position in the Office of the Administrator CMS Rural Health Transformation Program guidance Implementation of changes to Medicaid programs put forth in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 H.R. 5243, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage H.R. 9392, Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency Act S. 5091/H.R.9831, Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2026
CMS Chief Dental Officer position in the Office of the Administrator CMS Rural Health Transformation Program guidance Implementation of changes to Medicaid programs put forth in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 H.R. 5243, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage H.R. 9392, Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency Act
Issues regarding access to Medicare dental services, including in Medicare Advantage.
Monitored issues concerning community water fluoridation.
Issues involving workforce shortages.
Issues concerning Medicaid dental services.
Issues related to plan benefit transparency.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Codein 6 report entries · 2 bills named
In its own words
Eligibility of oral health services and products as qualified medical expenses for reimbursement or payment through Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs);
H.R. 1219, Oral Health Products Inclusion Act Tax policy affecting dental practices, small businesses, and health care providers, including implementation of tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, as applicable.
Eligibility of oral health services and products as qualified medical expenses for reimbursement/payment through Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
H.R. 1219, Oral Health Products Inclusion Act
Monitored implementation of H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as it relates to pass through businesses. Issues related to FSA/HSA coverage for oral health products.
H.R.8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 NDAA provisions related to military dental treatment facilities, accreditation, military dental readiness, and TRICARE Dental Program policy, including Selected Reserve dental cost-sharing or fee provisions.
H.R.8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, provisions related to military dental treatment facilities, accreditation, military dental readiness, and TRICARE Dental Program policy, including Selected Reserve dental cost-sharing or fee provisions.
H.R. 1800, National Defense Authorization Act provisions related to military dental treatment facilities, accreditation, military dental readiness, and TRICARE Dental Program policy, including Selected Reserve dental cost-sharing or fee provisions.
H.R. 3838 the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; provisions related to oral health in military dental treatment facilities
National Defense Authorization Act provisions related to accreditation of military dental treatment facilities (and any implementing DoD/DHA policy as applicable).
Budget/Appropriationsin 3 report entries · 5 bills named
In its own words
FY26 appropriations for dentistry and oral health funding, including federal oral health and prevention programs and dental research FY26 Interior appropriations, including Indian Health Service funding FY26 appropriations, including HRSA funding for health workforce and training programs FY26 appropriations, including funding level for CDCs Office on Smoking and Health FY27 appropriations for dentistry and oral health funding, including federal oral health and prevention programs and dental research FY27 Interior appropriations, including Indian Health Service funding FY27 appropriations, including HRSA funding for health workforce and training programs FY27 appropriations, including funding level for CDCs Office on Smoking and Health
H.R. 9260, H.R. 9171, H.R. 8800, H.R. 8469, H.R. 6500 - FY27 appropriations for dentistry and oral health funding, including federal oral health prevention programs, military dental research, NIH/NIDCR funding, VA funding, HRSA oral health workforce programs, CDC oral health activities, and Indian Health Service dental programs.
Federal grant, research funding, and nonprofit funding policy affecting dental research institutions, dental schools, FQHCs, and oral health nonprofits, including OMB and NIH policy proposals affecting allowable costs, publishing costs, indirect costs, and federal research support.
Who did the lobbying
The organization’s own reports give its total lobbying costs, including any firms it hired; each firm reports what this client paid it.
American Dental AssociationIts own staff · 3 reports$1.6M
The Nickles Group, LLCLobbying firm · 3 reports$150K
The Smith-Free Group, LLCLobbying firm · 3 reports$150K
American Capitol GroupLobbying firm · 1 reportNot reported
Contributions on the LD-203 report
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $605.2K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
Citibank 2$30.3K
DCCC$30K
DSCC$30K
NRCC$30K
NRSC$30K
Darin LaHood$10K
Heavenly Kimes$10K
Stripe$9.8K
AISHA WAHAB$5K
Andrew Garbarino$5K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION”, found by searching “AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Oct 27, 2026. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
American Dental Association PAC is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
Bars drawn to $60K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Darin McKay Lahood3 receipts, latest May 15, 2026Lahood for Congress · H6IL18088$10K
Gus M. Bilirakis3 receipts, latest Sep 21, 2026Bilirakis for Congress · H6FL09070$10K
Thomas H. Kean Jr.3 receipts, latest Aug 4, 2026Kean for Congress Inc · H0NJ07261$10K
Chrissy Houlahan2 receipts, latest Sep 4, 2026Chrissy Houlahan for Congress · H8PA06087$10K
Michael Simpson2 receipts, latest Oct 1, 2026Simpson for Congress · H8ID02064$10K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
$1.6M across 317 recipient committees, or 91% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown. A further $1K was filed as memo entries, which FEC reports separately to avoid counting it twice.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
Virginia146 contributions · 5.9%
$62,081
Arizona54 contributions · 5.7%
$59,675
Florida151 contributions · 4.8%
$49,882
Pennsylvania65 contributions · 4.4%
$46,428
Colorado58 contributions · 3.6%
$37,446
California63 contributions · 3.6%
$37,372
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 1,627 contributions · 85% of ranked
$886,168
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 14 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$12,290
American Dental Association5 contributions · 0.9% of ranked
$9,500
Denver Health Hospital1 contribution · 0.5% of ranked
$5,000
Oyster DDS1 contribution · 0.5% of ranked
$5,000
President Elect Ada; Capitol Center FO1 contribution · 0.5% of ranked
$5,000
Family Dentistry Of ST Peters2 contributions · 0.4% of ranked
$4,000
James M Hardy DDS PC1 contribution · 0.3% of ranked
$3,000
A further $1,540 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, None, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($721,315) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Dentist1,843 contributions · 95% of ranked
$991,596
DR14 contributions · 1% of ranked
$10,875
Executive Director11 contributions · 0.6% of ranked
$6,250
Hospital Administrator1 contribution · 0.5% of ranked
$5,000
Staff9 contributions · 0.4% of ranked
$4,000
Spouse12 contributions · 0.3% of ranked
$3,350
Office Manager2 contributions · 0.3% of ranked
$3,000
DMD2 contributions · 0.2% of ranked
$2,500
A further $1,040 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($721,315) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
$225
<0.1%
Filed as
TRANSFER TO NF SEE SCH A 4.4.25- ARIZONA DENTAL PAC$225
Paid to
Citibank 2$225
Total itemized disbursements $1,614,494
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 579 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program (90 FR 15665) (namely proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program) ED-Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) (91 FR 4254) ED-Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purpose of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education (91 FR 14005)
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program (90 FR 15665) (namely proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program)
Monitored PL 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions pertaining to education Monitored HR 2028 The REDI Act (all sections of full text) Monitored S 942 The REDI Act (all sections for full text)
Monitored P.L. 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions pertaining to education Monitored H.R. 2028 / S. 942 The REDI Act (all sections of full text)
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
Education, Dept of
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CMS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 and CMS RFI on the essential health benefits framework and typical employer standard, including pediatric oral health EHB, adult dental coverage, stand-alone dental plans, riders, carve-outs, and state flexibility.t H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act S. 1677/H.R. 3277, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) S. 1164/H.R. 1397, Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act H.R. 7931, Improving Dental Administration Act ERISA preemption and dental benefit plan accountability, including noncovered services, network leasing, assignment of benefits, virtual credit cards, prior authorization, retroactive denials, downcoding, prompt payment, and application of state dental insurance reforms to self-funded plans.
Medicare Advantage supplemental dental benefits, including benefit transparency, marketing and beneficiary understanding of coverage, alignment of advertised benefits with actual coverage, consumer protections, and related concerns with surprise billing and provider directory accuracy.
CMS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027, including proposed policy affecting states ability to include routine adult dental services as an essential health benefit H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act S. 1677/H.R. 3277, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) S. 1164/H.R. 1397, Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act H.R. 7931, Improving Dental Administration Act
Discussions related to Medicare supplemental benefits Discussions related to the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974
Medicaid strengthening and public benefit policy CMS Chief Dental Officer position in the Office of the Administrator CMS Rural Health Transformation Program guidance Implementation of changes to Medicaid programs put forth in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025
Issues regarding access to Medicare dental services. Monitored issues concerning community water fluoridation. Issues involving workforce shortages. Issues concerning Medicaid dental services.
H.R. 9260, H.R. 9171, H.R. 8800, H.R. 8469 - FY27 appropriations for dentistry and oral health funding, including federal oral health prevention programs, dental research, NIH/NIDCR funding, VA funding, HRSA oral health workforce programs, CDC oral health activities, and Indian Health Service dental programs.