H.R. 5548 · 117th Congress · House

BRAVE Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Oct 8, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 25, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. OCT 08, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. OCT 08, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. OCT 08, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

2

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 25, 2021

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Oct 8, 2021

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