Fisher House Availability Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 18, 2026 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 6, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fisher House Availability Act of 2025
This bill expands eligibility for temporary lodging at a Fisher House to additional individuals receiving medical care or treatment at a Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) or non-VA facility or those accompanying individuals receiving such treatment. (Fisher Houses are where the VA furnishes no-cost lodging to veterans and others when receiving treatment or accompanying an individual receiving treatment.)
Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to provide lodging at a Fisher House on a space-available basis to
- members of the Armed Forces, regardless of duty status, or any individual on active duty (i.e., eligible individuals) who must travel a significant distance to receive care or services;
- family members and others accompanying such eligible individuals to receive care or services;
- veterans, members of a veteran's family, and others who must travel a significant distance for a member of a veteran's family to receive care or services; and
- eligible individuals, members of an eligible individual’s family, and others who must travel a significant distance for a member of an eligible individual’s family to receive care or services.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 6, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Nov 6, 2025 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2026Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Dec 10, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- Dec 10, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.
- Nov 6, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Nov 6, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2025Introduced in Senate
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