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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7778 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7778 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2026 Mr. Subramanyam 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act'' or the ``Medicaid PNA Modernization Act''. SEC. 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 2026 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.''. <all>