BRAVE Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 16, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 85 words.
Be Ready to Assist Veterans in Extremis Act or the BRAVE Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a patient outreach system under which it must ensure that veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system and have experienced a traumatic or highly stressful event may elect to receive information and resources relating to mental health and available mental health care services. The VA must coordinate the system with the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 132 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 233 words
- Subjects
- Health promotion and preventive careMental healthVeterans' medical care
- Latest action
- Feb 20, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]