CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Robert Wittman (R-VA)

BRAVE Act

H.R. 553 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with 8 Democratic cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Be Ready to Assist Veterans in Extremis Act" or the "BRAVE Act," directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create a patient outreach system for mental health care. The system is intended for veterans enrolled in the annual patient enrollment system who have experienced a traumatic or highly stressful event. These veterans may elect to receive information regarding mental health and available resources. The Secretary is also instructed to coordinate this system with the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program. The system must be established within two years of the Act's enactment.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill provides veterans with a mechanism to receive vital mental health resources following traumatic or highly stressful life events.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make mental health care easier to get?

    The bill mandates the creation of a patient outreach system to provide mental health information and resources to veterans who have experienced traumatic events.

  • Scored +4

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill enhances veteran support by establishing a proactive outreach system for mental health resources following stressful or traumatic events.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.