# 114-hr-4477: BRAVE Act of 2016

114-hr-4477, BRAVE Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4477
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4477
- Congress: 114
- Title: BRAVE Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Be Responsive to all Veterans Expeditiously Act of 2016 or the BRAVE Act of 2016 This bill requires the primary telephone line for any Department of Veterans Affairs facility to include voice mail. The introductory message of any voice mail shall inform the caller of: (1) the facility's name, (2) the expected response time, and (3) an emergency telephone number.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4987: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3957 2nd Avenue in Laurel Hill, Florida, as the "Sergeant First Class William 'Kelly'…
- 114-hr-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4477)

## Related
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-4987: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3957 2…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4987)
- [114-hr-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4514)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4477 (as of 2025-11-18).