BRAVE Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 6, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Burial Rights for America's Veterans' Efforts Act of 2017 or the BRAVE Act of 2017
This bill increases the amounts payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) burial and funeral expenses of certain veterans, and (2) such expenses in connection with a veteran's death due to a service-connected disability.
The VA shall increase such amounts each fiscal year by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.
Cosponsors 75
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 21, 2017 to Sep 13, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Feb 21, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 21, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 21, 2017 |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Original | Feb 21, 2017 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Feb 21, 2017 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 1, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 1, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | May 1, 2017 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | May 1, 2017 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | May 1, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 17, 2017 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | May 17, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 19, 2017 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 25, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | May 25, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jul 17, 2017 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jul 17, 2017 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Nov 10, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Nov 10, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Nov 10, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Dec 5, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Dec 19, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Mar 20, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 21, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Mar 21, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | May 10, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 10, 2018 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | May 18, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jun 21, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Sep 13, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 21, 2017 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 21, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 21, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 31, February 21, 2017, page H1316.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 497 | BRAVE Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 28, 2020 |
| S 1596 | BRAVE Act of 2017 | Related bill | Aug 1, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain veteran funeral benefits, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- BRAVE Act of 2017
- Burial Rights for America's Veterans' Efforts Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
