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Fisher House Availability Act of 2026
Summary
- Expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facilities to covered beneficiaries and family members traveling significant distances to receive care on a space-available basis.
- Allows veterans and family members who must travel significant distances for a family member to receive care to use temporary lodging facilities on a space-available basis.
- Allows members of the family of covered beneficiaries who provide familial support and travel with the covered beneficiary for care to access temporary lodging on a space-available basis.
- Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish criteria for providing access to temporary lodging facilities on a space-available basis.
- Defines covered beneficiary as a member of the uniformed services performing active duty.
- Extends certain limits on payments of pension under the Veterans Benefits program from January 31, 2033 to July 31, 2033.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
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Actions (16)
- May 20, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- May 19, 2026 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. · house
- May 19, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- May 19, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3577) · house
- May 19, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3577)
- May 19, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3726. · house
- May 19, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3577-3579) · house
- May 19, 2026 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Apr 30, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546. · house
- Apr 30, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-630. · house
- Feb 12, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
- Feb 12, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee on Health Discharged · house
- Jun 17, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Jun 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jun 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
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 certain individuals on a space available basis, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fisher House Availability Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TEMPORARY LODGING TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
Section 1708 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “in connection with” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “in accordance with this section.”;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by inserting “described in paragraph
(1)” after “family of a veteran”; and
(ii) by inserting “such” after “accompany”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
“(3) On a space-available basis, a covered beneficiary who must travel a significant distance to receive care or services at a Department or non-Department facility.
“(4) On a space-available basis, a member of the family of a covered beneficiary described in paragraph (3) and others who accompany such a covered beneficiary who is receiving care or services and provide the equivalent of familial support for such beneficiary when the covered beneficiary or the family member is traveling to receive care or services at a Department or non-Department facility.
“(5) On a space-available basis, a veteran and a member of the family of a veteran and others who must travel a significant distance for a member of the veteran’s family to receive care or services at a Department or non-Department facility.
“(6) On a space available basis, a covered beneficiary and a member of the family of a covered beneficiary and others who must travel a significant distance for a member of the covered beneficiary’s family to receive care or services at a Department or non-Department facility.”;
(3) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively;
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “subsection
(d)” and inserting “subsection (c)”;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking “under subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “or a covered beneficiary under subsection (b)”;
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(D) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(6); and
(E) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5):
“(5) establishing criteria for providing access to temporary lodging facilities on a space-available basis under paragraphs (3) through (6) of subsection (b); and”; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(e) In this section:
“(1) The term ‘covered beneficiary’ means a member of the uniformed services performing active duty.
“(2) The term ‘Fisher house’ means a housing facility that—
“(A) is located at, or in proximity to, a Department medical facility;
“(B) is available for residential use on a temporary basis by patients of that facility and others described in subsection (b); and
“(C) is constructed by, and donated to the Secretary by, the Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Armed Services Foundation or the Fisher House Foundation, Inc.”.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF PENSION.
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “January 31, 2033” and inserting “July 31, 2033”.
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3726
AN ACT
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 certain individuals on a space available basis, and for other purposes.
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