HR 3726
Fisher House Availability Act of 2026
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks [R-IA-1]
- Cosponsors
- 3
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- 2025-06-04
- Latest action
- 2026-05-20: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee referrals
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-05-20
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-04-30
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Markup By · 2026-02-12
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Discharged from · 2026-02-05
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-06-04
Recent actions
- 2026-05-20: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2026-05-19: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-05-19: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-05-19: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3577)
- 2026-05-19: 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)