H.R. 1212: BRAVE Act of 2017
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H.R. 1212: BRAVE Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
BRAVE Act of 2017
Plain 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.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · 75 cosponsors
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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jim Banks (R-IN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Ralph Norman (R-SC) and 15 more.
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- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Fiscal year
- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1212.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr1212 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115