S. 3119 · In committee · Armed Forces and National Security

Fisher House Availability Act of 2025

What it does

Expand Fisher House lodging eligibility to active-duty service members, regardless of duty status, who travel significant distances for VA or non-VA medical care.
Allow family members and companions of eligible service members and veterans to access Fisher House lodging when accompanying individuals receiving treatment.
Authorize VA to provide lodging at Fisher Houses on a space-available basis to veterans and service members traveling for family member medical care or services.
Define 'eligible individuals' to include active-duty Armed Forces members and those receiving care, enabling broader access to no-cost temporary housing.

Official 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.

Latest action

Mar 18, 2026: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Committee: Senate Veterans' Affairs