H.R. 553 · 119th Congress
BRAVE Act
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 16, 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: BRAVE Act
Also known as: Be Ready to Assist Veterans in Extremis Act
Latest action (Feb 20, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 16, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.