Introduced in House
PNA Modernization Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the PNA Modernization Act.
SEC. 2. INCREASING UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM THE MINIMUM MONTHLY PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLESTrack this section →
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 2025 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..