H.R. 5685 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
PNA Modernization Act
Cosponsors: 3 (3 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-10-03
Latest action (2025-10-03): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What H.R. 5685 does, in plain terms
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.)
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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