House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
VA Home Loan Affordability Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to align elements of the housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs with requirements of the Federal Housing Administration, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8532.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN ORDEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 73, April 27, 2026, Page H3125):[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 271 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8532, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8532
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Tom Barrett (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), James Gallagher (R-CA), John James (R-MI), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), John McGuire (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
- H.R. 1815 (119th) VA Home Loan Program Reform Act
- H.R. 983 (119th) Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025
- H.R. 980 (119th) Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 981 (119th) VETT Act
- H.R. 1845 (119th) TAP Promotion Act
- H.R. 648 (119th) Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.