Support legislation to expand veterans benefits and increase disability and dependency and indemnity compensation payments administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

H.R. 6047 On Passage of the Bill Yea Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026

Voted for a bill expanding veterans benefits and increasing certain VA compensation payments.

Voting Record | U.S. Representative Josh Brecheen
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May 21, 2026, 06:20 PM ... Vote Question: On Passage ... Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act ... Status: Passed ... yea: 235 nay: 179.

The House passed H.R. 6047, which directly advances the requested policy of expanding veterans benefits and increasing disability and DIC payments.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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In case you missed it, last week the House passed H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, landmark legislation led by Rep. Tom Barrett ... to provide the first significant increase in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits for veterans’ survivors, Gold Star families, and service-connected, catastrophically disabled veterans in decades.

Official committee statement confirms enactment at the House-passage stage and describes the bill as a significant VA benefits increase, matching the claim’s substance.

delivered same_term A for effort

Promises Made, Promises Kept: Veterans’ Groups Applaud House Republicans’ Legacy VA Benefits Increase Bill Passage | House Committee on Veterans Affairs
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This bill would also provide an increase to VA’s Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefit by 1.5% over the next two years. This increase would be included when VA implements the Veterans Cost of Living Adjustment Act...

The committee report shows the legislation’s core policy text: a DIC increase and enhanced disability compensation for severely disabled veterans.

delivered same_term A for effort

CRPT-119hrpt577-pt1.pdf
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Latest Action: House - 02/12/2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.

Before floor passage, the bill cleared committee by recorded vote, indicating a serious concrete effort to advance the veterans benefits expansion.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congress.gov — All Information for H.R. 6047
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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost ... [opened] the committee’s markup ... including H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act ... [that] would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) monthly compensation benefit for service-connected, catastrophically disabled veterans and the surviving families of servicemembers who were killed in action.

Official committee markup notice confirms active legislative work on the requested benefits expansion and identifies the relevant increase in VA compensation and survivor benefits.

unresolved same_term A for effort

House Committee on Veterans Affairs — Chairman Bost Kicks Off Markup of 4 House Republican Bills, Including Historic Increase in Legacy VA Benefits for Severely Disabled Veterans and Surviving Families
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