United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1212 (115th)
BRAVE Act of 2017
Introduced
21 February 2017
Last action
6 March 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Paul Cook, Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8], Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1], Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Subjects
Defence, Taxation
Source updated
6 December 2025
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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Timeline
21 February 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
21 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 February 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → BRAVE Act of 2019
- related to ← BRAVE Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1212
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1212
- us · 115-hr-1212 · source updated 6 December 2025