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H.R. 3726 · 119th Congress

Fisher House Availability Act of 2026

Introduced Jun 4, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

Fisher House Availability Act of 2026

This bill expands eligibility for temporary lodging at a Fisher House to additional individuals receiving medical care or treatment at a Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) or non-VA facility or those accompanying individuals receiving such treatment. (Fisher Houses are where the VA furnishes no-cost lodging to veterans and other eligible individuals when receiving treatment or accompanying an individual receiving treatment.)

  • Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to provide lodging at a Fisher House on a space-available basis to
  • members of the uniformed services performing active duty (i.e., covered beneficiaries) who must travel a significant distance to receive care or services;
  • family members and others accompanying such covered beneficiaries to receive care or services;
  • veterans, members of a veteran's family, and others who must travel a significant distance for a member of a veteran's family to receive care or services; and
  • covered beneficiaries, members of a covered beneficiary’s family, and others who must travel a significant distance for a member of a beneficiary’s family to receive care or services.

Finally, the bill extends the limitation on pension amounts for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through July 31, 2033.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  2. House

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3577)

  5. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3726.

  6. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3577-3579)

  7. House

    Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546.

  9. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-630.

  10. House

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  11. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  12. House

    Subcommittee on Health Discharged

Show 3 earlier actions
  1. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. Introduced in House