# 116-hr-497: BRAVE Act of 2019

116-hr-497, BRAVE Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-497
- Congress: 116
- Title: BRAVE Act of 2019
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2019-01-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2019-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2019-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2019-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2019-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2019-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2019-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2019-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2019-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2019-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2019-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2019-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2019-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2019-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2019-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2019-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
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- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-497 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/497)

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- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
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