3.0.0 4477 2023-01-11T13:32:10Z 2023-01-11T13:32:10Z House HR 2016-02-04 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:H.R. 4477.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8[Page H591]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-07T20:44:35Z Referred to 2016-02-04T15:01:05Z 2016-03-07 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001102 Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] Curt Clawson R FL 19 N B001294 Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] Rod Blum R IA 1 2016-02-04 True R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2016-02-04 True M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2016-02-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Employee performance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health facilities and institutions Telephone and wireless communication Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-02-04 Introduced in House 2016-02-10T20:27:51Z Be Responsive to all Veterans Expeditiously Act of 2016 or the BRAVE Act of 2016

This bill requires the primary telephone line for any Department of Veterans Affairs facility to include voice mail.

The introductory message of any voice mail shall inform the caller of: (1) the facility's name, (2) the expected response time, and (3) an emergency telephone number.

]]> BRAVE Act of 2016 Display Title BRAVE Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to require voice mail for certain telephone lines paid for by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BRAVE Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Be Responsive to all Veterans Expeditiously Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4477ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4477ih.xml 2016-03-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.