House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Gwen Moore D-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 3, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5685.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 163, October 3, 2025, Page H4517):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5685, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5685
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore.
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- H.R. 9289 (119th) Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026
- H.R. 8089 (119th) Perinatal Workforce Act
- H.R. 7227 (119th) Mental Health and MAMA Act of 2026
- H.R. 7705 (119th) Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026
Related bills
- H.R. 7778 (119th) Medicaid PNA Modernization ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.