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553
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House
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HR
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/553
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WITTMAN:H.R. 553.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H223]
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
House
Standing
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Health Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2025-02-20T22:38:56Z
  - Referred To
2025-01-16T14:01:45Z
- 2025-02-20
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Health Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferral
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2
House floor actions
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Robert
Wittman
R
VA
J.
1
N
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Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Ed
Case
D
HI
1
2025-01-16
True
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Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]
Sarah
Elfreth
D
MD
3
2025-01-22
False
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Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Susie
Lee
D
NV
3
2025-03-31
False
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Joe
Neguse
D
CO
2
2025-07-23
False
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Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
Eugene
Vindman
D
VA
Simon
7
2025-10-21
False
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Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Thomas
Suozzi
D
NY
R.
3
2025-12-18
False
Armed Forces and National Security
- Health promotion and preventive care
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- Mental health
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- Veterans' medical care
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Armed Forces and National Security
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00
2025-01-16
Introduced in House
2025-02-28T20:37:21Z
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.

BRAVE Act
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BRAVE Act
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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BRAVE Act
2025-02-14T11:08:15Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Be Ready to Assist Veterans in Extremis Act
2025-02-14T11:08:15Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a patient outreach system relating to mental health care, and for other purposes.
2025-02-14T11:03:20Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2025-01-16T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr553ih/xml/BILLS-119hr553ih.xml
2025-02-20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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