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H.R. 497: BRAVE Act of 2019

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H.R. 497: BRAVE Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

BRAVE Act of 2019

Plain 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

BRAVE Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · 50 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Austin Scott (R-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Sam Graves (R-MO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jason Smith (R-MO), Jim Banks (R-IN), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Barr (R-KY), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Susie Lee (D-NV), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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

Record fed-us-cong116-hr497 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116