HR 6047Passed one chamberU.S. House · 119th Congress
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI-7) (R)
- Introduced
- 2025-11-17
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (2026-06-02)
How every member voted
Passed House
On passage · House · Roll call #191 · 21-May-2026
235
Yea
179
Nay
16
Not voting
0
Present
Democrats
30 yea · 176 nay
Republicans
204 yea · 3 nay
Independents
1 yea · 0 nay
Crossed party lines (6)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) voted Yea
- Ami Bera (D-CA) voted Yea
- Eric Burlison (R-MO) voted Nay
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA) voted Yea
- Kathy Castor (D-FL) voted Yea
- J. Correa (D-CA) voted Yea
Voted Yea (235)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Addison McDowell (R-NC)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Blake Moore (R-UT)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Brad Knott (R-NC)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Brian Jack (R-GA)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Clay Fuller (R-GA)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
- Craig Goldman (R-TX)
- Dale Strong (R-AL)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- David Taylor (R-OH)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Derek Tran (D-CA)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Gary Palmer (R-AL)
- George Whitesides (D-CA)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- John James (R-MI)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- John Mannion (D-NY)
- John McGuire (R-VA)
- John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Laurel Lee (R-FL)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- Mark Messmer (R-IN)
- Matt Van Epps (R-TN)
- Max Miller (R-OH)
- Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Michael Rulli (R-OH)
- Michael Simpson (R-ID)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Nicholas Begich (R-AK)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Riley Moore (R-WV)
- Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Robert Onder (R-MO)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- Steve Scalise (R-LA)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Tony Wied (R-WI)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Troy Downing (R-MT)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
- William Timmons (R-SC)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
Voted Nay (179)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Christian Menefee (D-TX)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Danny Davis (D-IL)
- Dave Min (D-CA)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Emilia Sykes (D-OH)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- George Latimer (D-NY)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Herbert Conaway (D-NJ)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- James Clyburn (D-SC)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
- Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Jesús García (D-IL)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- John Larson (D-CT)
- Johnny Olszewski (D-MD)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Josh Riley (D-NY)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Kelly Morrison (D-MN)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Luz Rivas (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
- Nellie Pou (D-NJ)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Richard Neal (D-MA)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Robert Scott (D-VA)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- Sam Liccardo (D-CA)
- Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Shontel Brown (D-OH)
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)
- Summer Lee (D-PA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Val Hoyle (D-OR)
- Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Did not vote (16)
- Anna Luna (R-FL)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
- Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Julie Johnson (D-TX)
- Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Randy Fine (R-FL)
- Thomas Kean (R-NJ)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
AI-generated summary. Written by a language model from the bill's official title and description — not by a person, and not a substitute for the bill text. Vote counts, sponsors and dates above come from the official record, not from this summary. How we build this.
HR 6047 expands veterans' benefits by creating new eligibility pathways and increasing support for specific veteran populations. The bill modifies existing Department of Veterans Affairs programs to provide enhanced healthcare access, mental health services, and financial assistance to veterans who may not have previously qualified under standard criteria. The legislation directly affects current and former military service members, particularly those with service-connected disabilities, and requires the VA to implement new administrative procedures to process expanded benefit claims.
The bill was introduced in response to identified gaps in the current veterans benefits system, where some service members fall outside existing eligibility requirements despite facing significant health or financial challenges. The measure reflects broader congressional interest in modernizing veterans support programs and addressing emerging needs within the veteran community. If enacted, the legislation would likely increase VA expenditures and require the agency to hire additional staff to handle expanded caseloads, though the practical impact would depend on how many veterans ultimately qualify for the newly available benefits.
Key provisions
- Establishes a $833.33 monthly supplemental allowance for veterans already eligible for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities or traumatic brain injury.
- Increases dependency and indemnity compensation by an additional 1% at the next cost-of-living adjustment, then 0.5% the following adjustment.
- Expands VA home loan program eligibility to reserve and National Guard members by counting annual training duty as qualifying active duty.
- Allows VA home loan guarantees after 14 days of active-duty service for reserve and National Guard members, subject to an additional fee.
- Extends VA home loan fee rates and pension limitations for hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through September 30, 2036.
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