{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-6047","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 6047","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-11-17","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-05-21","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h191","question":"On Passage","title":"Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act","result":"Passed","yea":235,"nay":179,"present":0,"not_voting":16,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll191.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","date":"2026-06-02"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-04-02","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill expands specified benefits programs for veterans and their survivors and establishes a supplemental monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill establishes a supplemental monthly allowance of $833.33 for veterans who are already eligible for a monthly aid and attendance allowance due to service-connected disabilities or traumatic brain injury."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill increases the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) by an additional 1% the next time DIC is adjusted for cost of living and an additional 0.5% the following adjustment. DIC is a monthly payment made to eligible survivors of (1) certain veterans who died due to a service-connected condition; (2) service members killed in the line of duty; or (3) veterans who were totally disabled by a service-connected disability for a certain period."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill expands eligibility for loans under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan program to certain members of the reserve components and National Guard by expanding what qualifies as active duty. The bill includes annual training duty as qualifying active duty and grants eligibility for VA loan guarantees after 14 days of active-duty service (with an additional fee)."},{"k":"p","t":"Under the VA home loan program, the bill extends certain loan fee rates through September 30, 2036, and increases the fees for certain refinancing loans and loan assumptions."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill extends the limitation on pension amounts for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through September 30, 2036."}],"words":244},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends title 38, United States Code, to add a supplemental monthly allowance for certain veterans, raise dependency and indemnity compensation rates, and change VA housing loan eligibility and fees and a pension payment date.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H5DA5506B001641C8A2D973002C36397D"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#HA384DC7F3A954F56A82766E1891BC249"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H55548DC647754FF78F373AF03CB6FD30"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H828BAED8F7124382AF93BDE42A4A1633"}]},"core_areas":["Supplemental monthly allowance for veterans eligible for aid and attendance","Dependency and indemnity compensation rate increases","VA home loan eligibility for reserve component and National Guard members","VA housing loan fee table","Date limit on certain pension payments"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a supplemental monthly allowance of $833.33, on top of other compensation, to a veteran eligible for the aid and attendance allowance under subsection (r) or (t) of section 1114, for months beginning on or after December 1, 2026.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H5DA5506B001641C8A2D973002C36397D"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to raise dependency and indemnity compensation amounts when Social Security benefits increase, by that percentage plus one percent the first time and plus one half of one percent the second time, after which the requirement ends.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H5DA5506B001641C8A2D973002C36397D"}},{"text":"Changes the housing loan fee table by replacing the date June 9, 2034 with September 30, 2036, replacing 0.50 with 1.42 in subparagraph (E), and replacing 0.50 with 1.0 in subparagraph (I).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#HA384DC7F3A954F56A82766E1891BC249"}},{"text":"Replaces the date January 31, 2033 with September 30, 2036 in section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, which sets limits on payments of pension.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H55548DC647754FF78F373AF03CB6FD30"}},{"text":"Defines \"active duty\" for VA housing loans for regular and reserve component members and National Guard members, including annual training duty for some reserve service, and applies it to service performed on or after September 11, 2001.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H828BAED8F7124382AF93BDE42A4A1633"}},{"text":"Adds to the term \"veteran\" for home loans an otherwise ineligible person with at least 14 days of qualifying active duty who continued serving until completing entry level and skill training, and adds 1.00 to the loan fee percentage for that person.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H828BAED8F7124382AF93BDE42A4A1633"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"place_specific_amount","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh#H828BAED8F7124382AF93BDE42A4A1633"},"heading":"Home affordability for Guard and Reserve","effect":"Sets an added 1.00 percentage point on the VA housing loan fee table for loans to individuals who qualify as veterans only through the new 14-day service category, a higher fee than for other borrowers.","amount":null,"quote":"the loan fee table in paragraph (2) shall be applied to the veteran or other obligor (as applicable) by adding 1.00 to the percentage in the table."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-05-21","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-6047.png","v":"f3b0d89215d3","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6047, 119th Congress: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026. House: 235 Yea, 179 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 21 May 2026."}}