# 119-s-447: Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act

119-s-447, Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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- As of: 2026-07-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-447
- Congress: 119
- Title: Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Requires able-bodied adults to work or volunteer 20 hours per week.** This bill would condition monthly Medicaid eligibility for adults on meeting a 20-hour-per-week work or volunteer average and spells out who is exempt.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Medicaid work rule for adults: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would add a monthly work-or-volunteer rule to Medicaid starting January 1, 2026. You would need to average at least 20 hours per week of paid work or 20 hours per week of volunteering in a month to keep Medicaid for that month. States could withhold Medicaid for any month you…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-447 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/447)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-447 (as of 2026-07-25).