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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.

USA119th CongressS-5321| Senate 
| Updated: 8/6/2026
Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (15)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Andy Kim (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Timeline
Aug 6, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Aug 6, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • August 6, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 6, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

USA119th CongressS-5321| Senate 
| Updated: 8/6/2026
Timeline
Aug 6, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Aug 6, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • August 6, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 6, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (15)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Andy Kim (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted