BRAVE Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 28, 2020 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Kinzinger asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 497, a bill originally introduced by Representative Hunter, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Burial Rights for America’s Veterans’ Efforts Act of 2019 or the BRAVE Act of 2019
This bill increases the amounts payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for (1) burial and funeral expenses of veterans, and (2) such expenses in connection with a veteran's death due to a service-connected disability.
The VA shall also increase such amounts each fiscal year to account for inflation.
Cosponsors 50
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2019 to Oct 13, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Apr 22, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Jul 19, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Oct 13, 2020 |
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 Jan 11, 2019 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Feb 1, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2020ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Kinzinger asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 497, a bill originally introduced by Representative Hunter, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1289 | Adam Kinzinger R-IL | Feb 28, 2020 |
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. 165, no. 6, January 11, 2019, page H519.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 598 | BRAVE Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
| HR 1212 | BRAVE Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Mar 6, 2017 |
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- BRAVE Act of 2019
- Burial Rights for America’s Veterans’ Efforts Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced 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.
