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S 609 · in committee · significant

BRAVE Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill expands mental health services and suicide prevention programs offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • It affects veterans, active-duty service members, and VA mental health staff and Vet Centers nationwide.
  • The bill authorizes new grant funding, extends existing programs, and requires the VA to assess barriers to care and service delivery.

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    How would expanding VA mental health services affect wait times for veterans currently seeking care at their local facilities?

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    What specific barriers to mental health access does the VA need to identify before allocating new grant funding under this bill?

  3. 03

    Where would the federal government secure funding for these expanded suicide prevention programs, and what trade-offs might result?

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Richard Blumenthal

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Introduced 2025-02-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-18 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  2. 2025-02-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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