H.R. 553

119th Congress

In Committee

BRAVE Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]VA· Introduced 16 January 2025
Open on Congress.gov

8

Cosponsors

4

Actions

0

Amendments

1

Committees

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Since introduced

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Latest action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

20 February 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 28 February 2025

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.

Timeline

4 actions

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    20 February 2025 · Committee

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. Introduced in House

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  4. Introduced in House

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

8 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]VA

Cosponsors

  • Democrat8100%

Classification

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Legislative subjects

Health promotion and preventive careMental healthVeterans' medical care

Committees

1

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To16 Jan 2025

    • Health Subcommittee

      • Referred to20 Feb 2025

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 1 on 16 January 2025 to 8 on 30 January 2026.

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