H.R. 5685 119th Congress House

PNA Modernization Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: October 3, 2025 Introduced by: Gwen Moore Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Oct 3, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

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Energy and Commerce Committee
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Cosponsors 3

Brownley, Julia

California · Oct 3, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Oct 3, 2025

Watson Coleman, Bonnie

New Jersey · Oct 3, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5685: PNA Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5685/

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