Affordable Homes for Veterans Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
In Committee
Summary
A statutory 45-calendar-day deadline for VA loan assumption requests. This bill would make 45 days the required processing limit for a complete assumption application and force new VA guidance and oversight to push timely, fair decisions.
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- Veterans and potential homebuyers: Get a required decision on a complete assumption application within 45 calendar days, giving faster certainty when taking over a VA-backed loan.
- Mortgage servicers and regional VA loan centers: Must process or forward complete applications on the 45-day timeline whether they can approve or not. VA guidance would also bar communications that suggest the timeline will exceed 45 days.
- VA leadership and auditors: The Secretary would have 30 days to update servicer guidance. The VA Inspector General, working with the Comptroller General, would assess three years of processing and report to Congress within 18 months.
- Borrower protections and fairness: The IG review must analyze denial and withdrawal rates, underwriting differences versus new loans, potential discrimination, and recommend enforcement or legislative fixes.
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Faster VA loan assumption decisions
If enacted, this would require servicers to decide an application to assume a VA‑guaranteed loan within 45 calendar days after receiving a complete application. A complete application would include all documents and information VA regulations require. The 45‑day deadline would apply whether the servicer can approve the assumption itself or must send it to a VA regional loan center. The VA Secretary would have 30 days to update servicer guidance to treat the 45‑day timeline as statutory and to bar communications that discourage assumptions. The VA Inspector General would start a review within 90 days, look back 3 years of processing data, report to Congress within 18 months, and publish anonymized results.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/18/2026
Roll Call Votes
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