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US HB3726

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for VA temporary lodging facilities (Fisher Houses) to include TRICARE beneficiaries who must travel significant distances to receive care at non-VA facilities, on a space-available basis

  • Extends lodging access to family members and others who accompany and provide familial support to eligible TRICARE beneficiaries, also on a space-available basis

  • Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish criteria for providing space-available access to temporary lodging facilities for the newly eligible groups

  • Defines "Fisher House" as housing facilities located at or near VA medical facilities that are constructed and donated by the Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Armed Services Foundation or the Fisher House Foundation, Inc.

  • Amends Section 1708 of title 38, United States Code, to implement these changes to the existing temporary lodging program

Legislative Description

Fisher House Availability Act of 2025

Armed forces and national security

Last Action

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Subcommittee on Health6/17/2025
Veterans' Affairs6/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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