Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026

Current understanding

The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 is an omnibus VA benefits expansion package that would create an $833.33 supplemental monthly aid-and-attendance allowance, raise Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) rates, and broaden VA home loan eligibility for reserve and National Guard members. Related VA loan fees and hospitalized-veteran pension limitation rules would be extended through 2036 as pay-fors. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-02 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026: cross-connection with fisher-house-lodging-eligibility: Both bills extend the hospitalized-veteran pension limitation as an offset for expanded VA benefits, using the same pay-for mechanism through the mid-2030s. (novelty: 2)

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