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Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act

Senate

Expand health care access for homeless veterans through Veterans' Affairs programs and services

Latest action: Wed Apr 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Improving Mental Health Care and Coordination for Homeless Veterans Act

House

Improve mental health care coordination for homeless veterans through Veterans Affairs programs and oversight

Latest action: Tue Feb 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VSAFE Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes the VSAFE Act of 2025 to improve veterans' affairs through a specific veterans safety initiative

Latest action: Tue Jul 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act

House

Permanently extends authorization for the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program serving very low-income veterans and their families in permanent housing transitions

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fisher House Availability Act of 2026

House

Expands Fisher House temporary lodging eligibility for veterans, active-duty service members, family members, and others traveling significant distances for medical care, and extends a pension limit for certain hospitalized veterans through 2033

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VSAFE Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes veterans firearm suicide prevention and safe storage measures under the VSAFE Act of 2025

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VSAFE Act of 2025

House

Establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs officer to prevent and respond to scams and fraud affecting veterans, while extending certain VA home loan fee rates through 2034

Latest action: Mon Jan 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act

House

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess and improve benefit claim notices for veterans and extend certain VA home loan fee rates through 2034

Latest action: Tue Apr 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.

House

Requires VA domiciliary facilities and VA-funded state veterans homes to have resident advocates for veterans in housing care settings

Latest action: Fri Mar 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026

House

Expand veterans and survivors benefits by creating a supplemental disability allowance, raising survivor compensation, broadening VA home loan eligibility, and extending certain pension and loan fee provisions

Latest action: Tue Jun 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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LINC VA Act

Senate

Establishes the LINC VA Act to create a veterans affairs program or framework identified by that title

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

House

Appropriates fiscal year 2027 funding for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related veterans and defense agencies, while setting conditions on use of the funds

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and legislative branch operations, while setting limits on how those and other appropriated funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Refinancing Relief for Veterans Act

House

Allow veterans to obtain refinancing relief through changes to veterans housing finance policy

Latest action: Mon Jun 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration to run veterans education, employment, housing loan, and transition assistance programs

Latest action: Wed May 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Every Veteran Housed Act

House

Establishes a federal effort to house veterans by creating programs and requirements tied to veteran homelessness

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Simplifying Veterans Assistance Act of 2025

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to post grant guidance and hold online sessions for applicants to homeless veterans service programs

Latest action: Wed Apr 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

House

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to create an advisory committee on disability accessibility and continue certain VA home loan fee rates through 2034

Latest action: Tue May 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Affordable Housing Guarantee Act

House

Establishes an affordable housing guarantee program, with a referral tied to veterans' affairs housing policy

Latest action: Tue Feb 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Restoring the VA Home Loan Program in Perpetuity Act of 2025

House

Permanently restores the VA home loan program for eligible veterans and military homebuyers

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Homes for Heroes Act

House

Establishes the Homes for Heroes Act to expand homeownership support for veterans and other public service workers

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025

House

Strengthens personnel integrity standards within the Department of Veterans Affairs through employment-related oversight and accountability measures

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025

House

Revives and permanently authorizes VA home loan guarantees for veterans buying cooperative housing shares to occupy single family residential units

Latest action: Tue Feb 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fisher House Availability Act of 2025

Senate

Expands eligibility for space-available Fisher House lodging to more service members, veterans' families, and accompanying individuals traveling significant distances for medical care

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act

House

Adjusts veteran education assistance to change how educational benefits are calculated or administered

Latest action: Tue Feb 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VA Home Loan Program Reform Act

House

Authorize the VA to use foreclosure avoidance tools in defaulted home loans, create a five-year partial claim program for at-risk primary residences, and require a report on veterans' access to buyer representation

Latest action: Wed Jul 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act

House

Excludes veterans' service-connected disability compensation from income tests for Community Development Block Grant housing assistance and orders a review of HUD eligibility treatment across programs

Latest action: Tue Jan 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025

House

Expands housing choice by changing affordable housing policies reflected in the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes affordable housing choice reforms to expand tenant access and landlord participation in housing assistance programs

Latest action: Thu Mar 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act

House

Establishes housing assistance for unhoused disabled veterans through the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025

House

Require the VA to provide case management for eligible HUD VASH veterans, protect housing aid when services are refused, and broaden HUD VASH eligibility for homeless veterans

Latest action: Tue Feb 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2025

House

Expands Post-9 11 GI Bill and VA home loan eligibility to certain Black World War II veterans and their descendants who certify race based denial of benefits

Latest action: Thu Mar 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for transportation and housing programs at DOT, HUD, and related agencies, while setting conditions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Mon Jul 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025

House

Increase awareness of VA home loans by directing attention to that mortgage benefit for eligible veterans and servicemembers

Latest action: Wed Mar 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025

Senate

Require mortgage lenders to notify military service applicants on the standard home loan application that they may qualify for a Department of Veterans Affairs home loan, and mandate a later compliance study

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ROAD to Housing Act of 2025

House

Expand rural housing development opportunities through measures tied to rural development and housing policy

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.

House

Approves House concurrence in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644 with a further House amendment

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ROAD to Housing Act of 2025

Senate

Expand housing supply and affordability by advancing reforms tied to development, zoning, and federal housing programs

Latest action: Fri Aug 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, related agencies, and rules on fund use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 programs and agencies in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how appropriated money may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)