HR 6047
Passed a chamber
Raises VA disability and survivor payments, extends certain VA loan fee and pension limit dates, and makes some National Guard and Reserve members eligible for VA home loans.
Official title: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
17-NOV-2025
Referred
17-NOV-2025
Approved by committee
12-FEB-2026
Reported
02-APR-2026
On the calendar
02-APR-2026
Passed
21-MAY-2026
Senate
Received
02-JUN-2026
- Creates a supplemental monthly allowance of $833.33 for veterans eligible for aid and attendance allowance, starting with months beginning on or after December 1, 2026.
- Increases dependency and indemnity compensation by the Social Security benefit increase plus one percent for the first increase, then one-half percent, ending after the second increase.
- Extends the date in certain VA housing loan fee waivers to September 30, 2036, and sets two loan fee rates at 1.42 and 1.0 percent.
- Extends the pension payment limit date from January 31, 2033 to September 30, 2036.
- Counts National Guard and Reserve active duty service on or after September 11, 2001 toward home loan eligibility, and allows members with at least 14 days of active duty and completed entry level training to qualify with an added 1.00 percentage point loan fee.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (02-APR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 21-MAY-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Veterans' Affairs Committee (House)
- Veterans' Affairs Committee (Senate)
Armed Forces and National Security
■ 14 R
14 Republicans