What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the PNA Modernization Act This bill increases the minimum monthly personal needs allowance under Medicaid for an institutionalized individual and couple from $30 to $60 and from $60 to $120, respectively. (The personal needs allowance is deducted from an individual's total income when determining the individual's contribution to the cost of institutionalized care under Medicaid.)
Action Timeline
2025-10-03
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-10-03
Introduced in House
2025-10-03
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.5685 pass?
HR.5685 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.5685 do?
Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the PNA Modernization Act This bill increases the minimum monthly personal needs allowance under Medicaid for an institutionalized individual and couple from $30 to $60 and from $60 to $120, respectively. (The personal needs allowance is deducted from an individual's total income when determining the individual's contribution to the cost of institutionalized care under Medicaid.)
Who sponsored HR.5685?
HR.5685 was sponsored by Gwen Moore (D-Wisconsin).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 5685 IH: Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-10-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5685 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2025 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Brownley , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the PNA Modernization Act . 2. Increasing under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples Section 1902(q)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after $30 the following: (or, beginning January 1, 2026, $60) ; (2) by inserting after and $60 the following: (or, beginning January 1, 2026, $120) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: Whenever benefit amounts under title II of the Social Security Act are increased by any percentage effective with a month after November 2025 as a result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act, each of the dollar amounts in effect under the previous sentence for the month before such month shall be increased by the same percentage. .
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