House of Representatives Daily Digest: May 21, 2026

• •The House passed H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, to increase disability and dependency compensation for veterans (235 yeas to 179 nays).
• •The House passed H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, to prohibit the VA from sharing certain information with the national criminal background check system (216 yeas to 201 nays).
• •The House failed to pass H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act, which would have permitted the museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall (204 yeas to 216 nays).
• •The Speaker designated the period from May 21, 2026, through June 1, 2026, as a 'district work period'.
• •Representative Takano filed a discharge petition (No. 22) for H. Res. 1247 regarding H.R. 2102, which concerns concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay.
• •The House introduced 58 public bills (H.R. 8951-9008) and 13 resolutions.
• •A motion to recommit H.R. 1329 to the Committee on House Administration failed on a tie vote (209 yeas to 209 nays).
• •A motion to recommit H.R. 1041 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs failed (208 yeas to 210 nays).

The House passed legislation that would increase veterans' disability compensation and restrict the VA from sharing certain data with the national criminal background check system, while also entering a district work period until June 1, 2026.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.