H.R. 553 119th Congress House

BRAVE Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Robert J. Wittman Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Health promotion and preventive careMental healthVeterans' medical care

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Feb 20, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 21

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
21 filings
SENATE
21 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
21 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
15 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
15 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
13 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
13 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
12 filings

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Cosponsors 8