3.0.0 497 2022-11-01T14:02:55Z 2022-11-01T14:02:55Z House HR 2019-01-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 6 (Friday, January 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUNTER:H.R. 497.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H519]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-01T17:16:06Z Referred to 2019-01-11T14:02:15Z BRAVE Act of 2019 116 598 S 2019-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2020-02-28 12:11:38 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Kinzinger asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 497, a bill originally introduced by Representative Hunter, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-02-01 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-01-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 N S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2019-01-11 True D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2019-01-11 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-01-11 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2019-01-11 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. 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Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2019-04-22 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2019-05-01 False W000824 Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2] Steve Watkins R KS 2 2019-05-09 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2019-05-09 False C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2019-06-27 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2019-06-27 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-07-17 False W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2019-07-17 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2019-07-19 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2019-07-24 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2019-07-30 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2019-08-09 False D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 2019-11-26 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2019-11-26 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2019-12-18 False C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2020-06-18 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2020-08-07 False L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2020-09-23 False K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] Mike Kelly R PA 16 2020-09-29 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2020-10-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Disability and paralysis Inflation and prices Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-01-11 Introduced in House 2019-12-30T14:11:51Z Burial Rights for America’s Veterans’ Efforts Act of 2019 or the BRAVE Act of 2019

This bill increases the amounts payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for (1) burial and funeral expenses of veterans, and (2) such expenses in connection with a veteran's death due to a service-connected disability.

The VA shall also increase such amounts each fiscal year to account for inflation.

]]> BRAVE Act of 2019 Display Title BRAVE Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain veteran funeral benefits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced BRAVE Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Burial Rights for America’s Veterans’ Efforts Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr497ih/xml/BILLS-116hr497ih.xml 2020-02-28 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Kinzinger asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 497, a bill originally introduced by Representative Hunter, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 12:11:38 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.