BRAVE Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 8, 2021
Last action Oct 25, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Oct 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert J. Wittman
RRepublican
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
Co
Mikie Sherrill
DDemocratic
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