Bill raises disabled veterans' benefits, trims some home loan fee exemptions
Passed one chamberH.R. 6047Latest action
Sponsor: Tom Barrett · Representative · MI
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Official title: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
Introduced:
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HR 6047 boosts aid and attendance pay, raises survivor benefits temporarily, and adds home loan fees for some veterans starting 2026.
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What does this do?
The bill adds $833.33 per month to veterans' aid and attendance allowance starting December 1, 2026. It also raises Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) survivor payments by the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment plus 1%, for five increases starting the same date. Separately, it lets the VA charge home loan fees on second or later loans to veterans with a disability rating of 70% or below, from August 1, 2026 through September 2035.
Who does it affect?
The bill affects severely disabled veterans receiving aid and attendance benefits, survivors of veterans who died from service-related causes, and veterans using VA home loans more than once with moderate disability ratings.
Why does it matter?
The changes would increase monthly payments for some veterans and survivors while requiring certain multi-time home loan users to pay fees they previously avoided.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- New fee for 70% or below rating
- Applies to second or later loans
- Runs Aug 2026 to Sept 2035
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedNov 17, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jun 2, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
House · · Roll call 191
As recorded
- Question
- On Passage
- Result:
- Passed
- 235
- Nay
- 179
- 0
- 16
Republicans 204 yes, 3 no, 10 not voting · Democrats 30 yes, 176 no, 6 not voting · Independent 1 yes
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