{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7778","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7778,"title":"Medicaid PNA Modernization Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-03-03","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001230","fullName":"Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]","party":"D","state":"VA","district":10}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-03-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the Medicaid PNA Modernization Act</strong></p><p>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.)</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-30T20:23:31Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":482,"ts":"2026-04-15T02:16:33.826Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Medicaid%20PNA%20Modernization%20Act"}]}}