HOUSE 1212115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
BRAVE Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/6/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2017-02-21Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-02-21Introduced in House
- 2017-02-21Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-21 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- SAM GRAVES (R-MO)
- Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Keith Rothfus (R-PA)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
- Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Bill Johnson (R-OH)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- Rob Bishop (R-UT)
Subjects
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Disability and paralysis
- Inflation and prices
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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