House Passes Bill to Increase Disability Payments and Expand Home Loan Access for National Guard
The House passed this bill in June 2026 and sent it to the Senate. It is now waiting for the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review it. While the bill is moving through the process, many bills that pass the House never receive a vote in the Senate.
235–179
The bill passed the House and addresses popular veteran issues. These types of bills usually have strong support from both parties in the Senate.
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Current VA loan users will see some funding fee increases, which raises upfront costs when buying a home. However, the bill also brings many more National Guard and Reserve members into the VA loan program, giving a new group of people access to no-down-payment home loans with competitive interest rates. The tradeoff is that newly eligible borrowers pay a 1% higher fee than other veterans.
“In the case of a housing loan in which the veteran has eligibility under section 3701(b)(8) of this title and does not otherwise have eligibility, 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.”
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 179 (Roll no. 191).
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 179 (Roll no. 191).
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
Considered as unfinished business.
On Passage
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026
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