Fisher House Availability Act of 2025
Expanding VA Housing Access for Active-Duty Families
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for members of the Armed Forces, other individuals on active duty, and family members of such individuals on a space-available basis, and for other purposes.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill, called the Fisher House Availability Act of 2025, would allow active-duty service members and their families to stay at temporary housing run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. These homes, often called Fisher Houses, provide a comfortable place to stay while a loved one is getting medical treatment.
- Right now, these facilities are mainly reserved for veterans and their families. This change would open the doors to current military members who have to travel long distances for medical care, as long as there is extra room available at the facility.
- Medical travel can be very expensive for military families. By letting them use empty rooms at VA facilities, the government can help reduce the cost of hotels and food while a family member is in the hospital or seeing a specialist far from home.
- The bill covers active-duty members regardless of their current duty status. It also ensures that if a family member is the one getting care, the service member and other support people can stay with them to provide help during the recovery process.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for members of the Armed Forces, other individuals on active duty, and family members of such individuals on a space-available basis, and for other purposes.
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