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Bill · 119th Congress · S 3119

Fisher House Availability Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-11-06Topic: veterans military · health care · housing

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-03-18SenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.refer
2025-12-10SenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.refer
2025-11-06SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.refer
2025-11-06Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.