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HR 6024 · in committee · significant

BRAVE Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill expands mental health services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including counseling, suicide prevention grants, and residential treatment programs.
  • Veterans, service members, and VA staff are affected, with specific focus on women veterans and those with service-connected disabilities.
  • The bill authorizes funding for grants and pilot programs while waiving certain licensing requirements to expand VA mental health capacity.

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    How might waiving licensing requirements for VA mental health providers affect the quality and accountability of care that veterans receive?

  2. 02

    Which veterans would benefit most from expanded residential treatment programs, and what evidence shows these programs reduce suicide rates?

  3. 03

    What are the estimated costs of these mental health expansions, and how would they compare to funding mental health services through community providers instead?

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Jason Crow

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Introduced 2025-12-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-03 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. 2025-11-12 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-11-12 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-11-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-11-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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