US SB5321 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: Introduced on August 6 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 6 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
HCBS Access Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA] | Sen. Andy Kim [D-NJ] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] |
| Sen. Angela Alsobrooks [D-MD] | Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB8540 (Related) 2026-04-28 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HB6951 (Related) 2026-01-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6951 (Related) 2026-01-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5321/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s5321/BILLS-119s5321is.pdf |
