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Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026

What This Means

Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 This bill expands specified benefits programs for veterans and their survivors and establishes a supplemental monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans. The bill establishes a supplemental monthly allowance of $833.33 for veterans who are already eligible for a monthly aid and attendance allowance due to service-connected disabilities or traumatic brain injury. The bill increases the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) by an additional 1% the next time DIC is adjusted for cost of living and an additional 0.5% the following adjustment. DIC is a monthly payment made to eligible survivors of (1) certain veterans who died due to a service-connected condition; (2) service members killed in the line of duty; or (3) veterans who were totally disabled by a service-connected disability for a certain period. The bill expands eligibility for loans under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan program to certain members of the reserve components and National Guard by expanding what qualifies as active duty. The bill includes annual training duty as qualifying active duty and grants eligibility for VA loan guarantees after 14 days of active-duty service (with an additional fee). Under the VA home loan program, the bill extends certain loan fee rates through September 30, 2036, and increases the fees for certain refinancing loans and loan assumptions. The bill extends the limitation on pension amounts for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through September 30, 2036.

Vote Record

Yes: 60No: 36Not Voting: 2
Laura GillenDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Gwen MooreDistrict 4Representative
No
Seth MagazinerDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Andy BiggsDistrict 5Representative
Yes
James ComerDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Alma S. AdamsDistrict 12Representative
No
Robert B. AderholtDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Gabe AmoDistrict 1Representative
No
Don BaconDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Becca BalintRepresentative
No
Andy BarrDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Nicholas J. BegichRepresentative
Yes
Ami BeraDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Jack BergmanDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Sanford D. BishopDistrict 2Representative
No
Emanuel CleaverDistrict 5Representative
No
Robert P. BresnahanDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Shontel M. BrownDistrict 11Representative
No
John R. CarterDistrict 31Representative
Yes
Yvette D. ClarkeDistrict 9Representative
No
Herbert C. ConawayDistrict 3Representative
No
Lauren BoebertDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Mike CareyDistrict 15Representative
Yes
Michael CloudDistrict 27Representative
Yes
Sean CastenDistrict 6Representative
No
Angie CraigDistrict 2Representative
No
Clay HigginsDistrict 3Representative
Yes
David KustoffDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Gabe EvansDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Glenn GrothmanDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Josh GottheimerDistrict 5Representative
Yes
H. Morgan GriffithDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Brett GuthrieDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Harriet M. HagemanRepresentative
Yes
Mark HarrisDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Chrissy HoulahanDistrict 6Representative
No
Hakeem S. JeffriesDistrict 8Representative
No
Mike JohnsonDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Jim JordanDistrict 4Representative
Yes
William R. KeatingDistrict 9Representative
No
Steven HorsfordDistrict 4Representative
No
Maggie GoodlanderDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Mike HaridopolosDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Virginia FoxxDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Marcy KapturDistrict 9Representative
No
Pramila JayapalDistrict 7Representative
No
Jasmine CrockettDistrict 30Representative
Not Voting
Warren DavidsonDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Kristen McDonald RivetDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Wesley HuntDistrict 38Representative
Yes
Brandon GillDistrict 26Representative
Yes
Kim SchrierDistrict 8Representative
No
Summer L. LeeDistrict 12Representative
No
Frank D. LucasDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Steve ScaliseDistrict 1Representative
Yes
August PflugerDistrict 11Representative
Yes
Brian J. MastDistrict 21Representative
Yes
Lucy McBathDistrict 6Representative
No
Chris PappasDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Gregory W. MeeksDistrict 5Representative
No
Jimmy GomezDistrict 34Representative
No
Troy E. NehlsDistrict 22Representative
Yes
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDistrict 3Representative
No
Mike KennedyDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Thomas MassieDistrict 4Representative
Not Voting
Seth MoultonDistrict 6Representative
No
Dan NewhouseDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Susie LeeDistrict 3Representative
No
Mark DeSaulnierDistrict 10Representative
No
Grace MengDistrict 6Representative
No
Dave MinDistrict 47Representative
No
Emily RandallDistrict 6Representative
No
Terri A. SewellDistrict 7Representative
No
Christopher H. SmithDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Adam SmithDistrict 9Representative
No
Pete StauberDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Adrian SmithDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Darren SotoDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Derrick Van OrdenDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Glenn ThompsonDistrict 15Representative
Yes
Elise M. StefanikDistrict 21Representative
Yes
Jason SmithDistrict 8Representative
Yes
William R. TimmonsDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Jefferson Van DrewDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Gabe VasquezDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Marc A. VeaseyDistrict 33Representative
No
Eugene Simon VindmanDistrict 7Representative
Yes
James R. WalkinshawDistrict 11Representative
No
Roger WilliamsDistrict 25Representative
Yes
Betty McCollumDistrict 4Representative
No
Daniel WebsterDistrict 11Representative
Yes
Pete SessionsDistrict 17Representative
Yes
Joe WilsonDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Mark PocanDistrict 2Representative
No
Jim CostaDistrict 21Representative
Yes
Ralph NormanDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Sheri BiggsDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Cleo FieldsDistrict 6Representative
No

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