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Did the House pass Tom Barrett's Veterans Benefits Expansion Act?

Matches stated record claim. The House passed his bill 235-179 in May 2026 with his Guard and Reserve home buying bill inside it, and it now sits in a Senate committee.

Tom Barrett

Veterans: his benefits bill

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What they say

His House office says the House passed his Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, and that it carries his Home Affordability for Guard and Reserve Act.

“The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Tom Barrett’s (MI-07) bipartisan Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act”

What the record shows ·

Congress.gov lists him as sponsor of H.R. 6047. The House passed it on May 21, 2026, 235 to 179 (Roll Call 191), with his Yea. Section 5 of the House-passed text is the Home Affordability for Guard and Reserve Act, which he also sponsored as H.R. 7009. The Senate sent H.R. 6047 to its Veterans' Affairs Committee on June 2, where it remains.

Limit: Passed by the House, not law. The benefit increases the release describes were not checked against the bill's text.

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  1. House Approves Barrett Legislation to Deliver Historic Benefit Increase for Wounded Veteranshttps://barrett.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-approves-barrett-legislation-deliver-historic-benefit-increase-wounded

    Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Published May 21, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    His House office's release, in his own words where quoted.

    candidate statement

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  2. H.R. 6047, Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6047

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Barrett, introduced November 17, 2025. Passed the House May 21, 2026; referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee June 2, 2026. Section 5 of the House-passed text is the Home Affordability for Guard and Reserve Act.

    official legislative record

    For: Did the House pass Tom Barrett's Veterans Benefits Expansion Act?

  3. Roll Call 191, H.R. 6047, Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026191

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of May 21, 2026. Passed 235 to 179. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.

    official legislative record

    For: Did the House pass Tom Barrett's Veterans Benefits Expansion Act?

  4. H.R. 7009, Home Affordability for Guard and Reserve Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7009

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Barrett, introduced January 12, 2026.

    official legislative record

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