Home Affordability for Guard and Reserve Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7009 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7009 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to members of the reserve components and the National Guard who perform certain duties, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2026 Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to members of the reserve components and the National Guard who perform certain duties, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Home Affordability for Guard and Reserve Act''. SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS AND THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR GUARANTEED HOUSING LOANS. (a) Expanded Definition of ``Active Duty'' for Purposes of Housing Loans.--Section 3701(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(9) The term `active duty' has the meanings as follows: ``(A) In the case of members of the regular components of the Armed Forces, the meaning given such term in section 101(21)(A). ``(B) In the case of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces-- ``(i) service on active duty (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10), inactive-duty training (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10), or annual training duty; or ``(ii) service on active duty under a call or order to active duty under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(