119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 553: BRAVE Act
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- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Ed Case D-HIOriginal
- Sarah Elfreth D-MD
- Susie Lee D-NV
- Joe Neguse D-CO
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- Thomas Suozzi D-NY
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Laura Gillen D-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1Robert Wittman SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Robert Wittman.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.