Published Aug 10, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT
H.R. 6047 boosts aid-and-attendance pay for disabled veterans, raises survivor DIC, and expands VA home loan access for Guard and Reserve members.
United States Capitol building with the American flag blowing in the wind in Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. 2025. The US. Capitol is the meeting place of the nation's legislature, the U.S. Congress. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eli Baker)
Several thousand veterans await the outcome of a bill currently stalled in the U.S. Senate that would add roughly $833 a month to their benefits. H.R. 6047, known as the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026, would benefit those already eligible for a monthly aid and attendance allowance due to service-connected disabilities or traumatic brain injuries. It would be the first increase of its kind in roughly two decades. The legislation has already passed the House of Representatives but, as of now, is heading nowhere in the other chamber where it's been held up in committee over an argument about who should pay for it. The money extends to a specific group, rather than disabled veterans across the board. Under the bill, veterans who already qualify for a VA aid and attendance allowance under the most severe disability categories in the law, known as subsections (r) and (t) of the compensation statute, would receive a supplemental monthly allowance of $833.33.
