This bill aims to enhance financial benefits for veterans and their survivors by directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain compensation rates. It establishes a new supplemental monthly allowance of $833.33 for veterans who are eligible for aid and attendance compensation, with this provision taking effect on December 1, 2026. This measure is designed to provide additional financial support to veterans requiring significant personal care. Additionally, the legislation mandates an increase in Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) amounts for survivors. These increases will occur whenever Social Security benefits are adjusted for cost-of-living, with DIC rising by the same percentage plus an additional one percent, effective December 1, 2026, and terminating after the fifth such increase. The bill also modifies the waiver of VA home loan fees, permitting fees to be collected for subsequent loans and from veterans with a disability rating of 70 percent or less, for a period ending September 30, 2035, with this change effective August 1, 2026.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee Hearings Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee Hearings Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
Armed Forces and National Security
Government lending and loan guaranteesHousing finance and home ownershipUser charges and feesVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' pensions and compensation
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-6047| House
| Updated: 2/12/2026
This bill aims to enhance financial benefits for veterans and their survivors by directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain compensation rates. It establishes a new supplemental monthly allowance of $833.33 for veterans who are eligible for aid and attendance compensation, with this provision taking effect on December 1, 2026. This measure is designed to provide additional financial support to veterans requiring significant personal care. Additionally, the legislation mandates an increase in Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) amounts for survivors. These increases will occur whenever Social Security benefits are adjusted for cost-of-living, with DIC rising by the same percentage plus an additional one percent, effective December 1, 2026, and terminating after the fifth such increase. The bill also modifies the waiver of VA home loan fees, permitting fees to be collected for subsequent loans and from veterans with a disability rating of 70 percent or less, for a period ending September 30, 2035, with this change effective August 1, 2026.
Government lending and loan guaranteesHousing finance and home ownershipUser charges and feesVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' pensions and compensation