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HR 1382 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Public contracts and procurement Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

BRAVE Act

Introduced: March 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 18, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 242). (text: CR H3261-3262)
May 18, 2015
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3294-3295)
May 18, 2015
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 18, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1382.
May 18, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3261-3263)
May 18, 2015
Mr. Wenstrup moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 16, 2015
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Apr 16, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 24, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 16, 2015
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
May 18, 2015 House · vote #242 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 404–0 See who voted →
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act

(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract or task order for the procurement of goods or services, to give preference to offerors based on the percentage of the offeror's full-time employees who are veterans.

Requires the debarment from contracting with the VA for not less than five years of any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees.

What's happening now May 19, 2015

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 23, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Mar 16, 2015
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Mar 16, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1382: BRAVE Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1382/
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"H.R. 1382: BRAVE Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1382/.
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H.R. 1382, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1382/.
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