H.R. 6047: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026

H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026, would expand several veterans benefits. It would create a supplemental monthly allowance of $833.33 for veterans who are already eligible for the aid and attendance allowance because of service-connected disabilities or traumatic brain injury. It would also raise dependency and indemnity compensation, the monthly payment to survivors of certain veterans and service members, by an extra 1% at the next cost-of-living adjustment and 0.5% at the one after.

For VA home loans, the bill would count annual training duty as active duty and make some reserve and National Guard members eligible after 14 days of active-duty service, with an additional fee. It would extend certain loan fee rates through September 30, 2036, raise fees for some refinancing loans and loan assumptions, and extend through that date the cap on pensions for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans.