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BRAVE Act of 2025 (S-609) · Congress.wiki

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February 18, 2025

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February 18, 2025

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United StatesSenate Bill 609S 609

BRAVE Act of 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025 by Richard Blumenthal · Last progress February 18, 2025

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Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to strengthen Vet Centers and VA mental‑health services by requiring workforce pay and hiring reviews, better coordination and data-sharing between Vet Centers and VHA clinical care, upgrades to Vet Center facilities and outreach, and targeted improvements to suicide-prevention, women‑veteran care, and lethal‑means safety. It also extends and reshapes grant and pilot programs (including a residential mental‑health pilot for veterans with spinal cord injuries), orders surveys and listening sessions, and mandates multiple reports and program changes to Congress and oversight offices.

Coloradorepresentative·Jason Crow

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BRAVE Act of 2025

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4 cosponsors·Updated 3/8/2026·Last progress November 12, 2025