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S5321Referred to Committee

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.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-08-06
Introduced
15
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján
Democrat · NM · Senator
Votes with party: 62.5% (312 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Progressive Groups$400k
  • Climate & Environment$31k

Full profile: /officials/L000570

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (15)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

15 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-08-06

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • Senate Committee on FinanceReferred To · 2026-08-06

Plain-English Summary

Plain-English summary pending. Introduced on 2026-08-06. Check back soon — summaries are generated as bills progress through Congress.

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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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