{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-553","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":553,"title":"BRAVE Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-16","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000804","fullName":"Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]","party":"R","state":"VA","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":8,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-20","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Health promotion and preventive care","Mental health","Veterans' medical care"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-20","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-16","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-16","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-16","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Be Ready to Assist Veterans in Extremis Act or the BRAVE Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>The VA must coordinate the system with the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. </p>","updateDate":"2026-01-31T09:05:25Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":514,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:34:37.494Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=BRAVE%20Act"}]}}