# 119-hr-5228: HCBS Worker Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-5228, HCBS Worker Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5228
- Congress: 119
- Title: HCBS Worker Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Removes a statutory payment cap on certain Medicaid home- and community-based services waivers.** The bill would amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act by striking subparagraph (C) of section 1915(c)(11) (42 U.S.C. 1396n(c)(11)). Its effect is to eliminate that specified limitation on payments for those HCBS waivers. The text provided does not include the content of the removed subparagraph and does not add any new funding, eligibility, enforcement, or sunset provisions.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Possible higher Medicaid home care pay: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would remove a federal cap on what states can pay for Medicaid home and community-based care. States could choose to raise provider rates or increase support for people using these services. It would not change who qualifies. The bill does not state how much more money this could b…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5228 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5228)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5228 (as of 2026-04-21).