To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits.
Van Drew will amend ERISA to exempt certain state laws related to dental benefits from federal preemption.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov's Van Drew member activity page shows no matching text for "dental" and no matching text for "ERISA". Its newest sponsored-legislation results in the current Congress are dated 2026-02-20 and 2026-02-10, with no related activity visible in the 2026-05-14 to 2026-06-12 lookback window.
The House news archive for Rep. Van Drew's office shows recent posts dated June 1, May 21, May 13, May 11, and May 4, 2026 covering Delaney Hall, an airport grant, an international exchanges caucus launch, a federal gas-tax bill, and oil prices; none mention ERISA or dental-benefit preemption.
Assessments
There is no evidence in the record provided that Rep. Van Drew has introduced, sponsored, or materially advanced an ERISA amendment to exempt certain state dental-benefit laws from federal preemption. The cited Congress.gov activity shows no matching ERISA or dental legislation, and his recent official House communications are unrelated. Because he remains in federal office and the evidence only shows absence of delivery rather than a completed failed attempt or a closed legislative path, the promise is best judged unresolved rather than never.