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HR 4477 114th Congress House

BRAVE Act of 2016

Official title: 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: February 4, 2016 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archives
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Health facilities and institutionsTelephone and wireless communicationVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 7, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 4, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 4, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4477: BRAVE Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4477/
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"H.R. 4477: BRAVE Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4477/.
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H.R. 4477, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4477/.
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