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HCBS Worker Protection Act of 2025

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove a limitation on payments for certain home or community-based services waivers under the Medicaid program.

Introduced Sep 9, 2025

Latest action (Sep 9, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Labor & Wages

Summary

The bill amends Medicaid law to remove a limitation on payments for home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers. HCBS waivers enable states to provide long-term care and support services to individuals living at home or in their communities instead of institutional settings. By striking a previous payment restriction, the bill would allow states to provide or expand these community-based services under Medicaid. The change specifically amends Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act.

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Sponsor (1)
39 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. Sep 9, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Sep 9, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 9, 2025

Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Cherfilus- McCormick, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Mullin, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Simon, Mr. Soto, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Peters, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Omar, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Norton, Ms. Barragan, Ms. McBride, Ms. Craig, and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove a limitation on payments for certain home or community-based services waivers under the Medicaid program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “HCBS Worker Protection Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. REMOVING LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN HCBS WAIVERS UNDER MEDICAID.

Section 1915(c)(11) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(c)(11)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C). <all>

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