# 119-hr-9345: Medicaid Equal Standards Act

119-hr-9345, Medicaid Equal Standards Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9345
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicaid Equal Standards Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**A new resources test** would make Medicaid expansion enrollees subject to an asset limit. States would set and apply that test while keeping options to tighten how assets are counted. - Families and individuals: People in the expansion group would need resources below a set limit, $10,000 for 2029 and double that for married applicants, when being found eligible or at redeterminations. - States: States could adopt lower limits or count assets normally excluded under Supplemental Security Income rules, and the Secretary could not deny a state's choice. - Timing and adjustments: The test would apply starting January 1, 2029, and the $10,000 floor would be adjusted by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) every four years beginning in 2033.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New asset test for Medicaid expansion: cost, high. This bill would require States to use a resources (asset) test for people in the Medicaid expansion group starting January 1, 2029. The test would set a national dollar threshold of $10,000 for 2029. In 2033 and every four years after, the threshold would be increased by the percent change in the C…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-8652: YODA
- 119-hr-10908: Ending Patient Runaround Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9345 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9345)

## Related
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-8652: YODA](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8652)
- [119-hr-10908: Ending Patient Runaround Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10908)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9345 (as of 2026-07-25).