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HR 553 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Veterans' medical care

BRAVE Act

Introduced: January 30, 2026 Introduced by: Wittman, Robert J. Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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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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.

What's happening now February 20, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 15

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Gillen, Laura
New York · Jan 30, 2026
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 30, 2026
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Dec 18, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Oct 21, 2025
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 23, 2025
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Mar 31, 2025
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Elfreth, Sarah
Maryland · Jan 22, 2025
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 16, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 553: BRAVE Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-553/
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"H.R. 553: BRAVE Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-553/.
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H.R. 553, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-553/.
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