# 119-hr-9940: Disability Community Act of 2026

119-hr-9940, Disability Community Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9940
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disability Community Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Temporary 90% federal match for certain Medicaid compliance costs tied to services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.** The bill would boost the federal share for costs that states incur to comply with specific federal regulations for intermediate care facilities and for home and community-based services. - State Medicaid programs would receive a temporary higher Federal Medical Assistance Percentage of 90% for amounts the Secretary attributes to compliance costs in qualifying quarters of 2027–2029. This increase applies only to the identified categories of expenditures and listed regulations. - Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and home and community-based service providers would have qualifying compliance-related expenditures largely covered by the federal match as determined by the Secretary. The change is limited to expenses tied to the specified regulations. - Replaces legacy terms such as “mental retardation” throughout title XIX with “intellectual and developmental disabilities” and updates related cross-references to modernize statutory language and align terminology. *Would increase the federal share of Medicaid spending for specified IDD compliance costs in 2027–2029, raising federal outlays for those items.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher federal Medicaid match for IDD services: benefit, low. This bill would raise the federal share to 90% for certain Medicaid costs that states incur to comply with listed federal rules. The Secretary of HHS would have to determine which expenditures are attributable to compliance with the named regulations, including 29 CFR 541.600 and parts 430, 431, 43…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10280: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9940 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9940)

## Related
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10280: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10280)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9940 (as of 2026-08-05).