S. 5321 119th Congress Senate

HCBS Access Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 2026 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

Health

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Aug 6, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Aug 6, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now August 6, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AUTISM SPEAKS
for AUTISM SPEAKS · New Jersey · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
for NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CURE SMA
for CURE SMA · Illinois · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
4 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
4 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4 filings
SENATE
4 filings
Education, Dept of
2 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
2 filings
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
2 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 17