VA lets more military families use temporary housing for care
H.R. 3726 — Fisher House Availability Act of 2026 · Filed by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 4, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill lets active-duty troops, veterans, and their families stay at Fisher Houses. People can use them when they travel far for health care. Fisher Houses are temporary homes run by the VA. The bill also moves a pension deadline. It moves from January 31, 2033 to July 31, 2033.
Who it affects
Active-duty troops, veterans, and their families can use Fisher Houses. This helps reduce costs for housing during health care.
One thing to notice
Housing is only open if rooms are empty. The bill does not add money or build new homes.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.
- Jun 4, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 4, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
- Feb 12, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Feb 12, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote”
- May 19, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3577)”
- May 19, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Fisher Houses — Temporary homes run by the VA for military families.
- active-duty — Working full-time in the military right now.
- veterans — People who served in the military in the past.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,238 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,938 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-05.
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