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HR 2109 116th 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: May 7, 2019 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
Jun 25, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 24, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 24, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5045)
Jun 24, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5045)
Jun 24, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2109.
Jun 24, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5045-5046)
Jun 24, 2019
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 18, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.
Jun 18, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-117.
May 1, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
May 1, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract 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.

The VA is also authorized to debar from VA contracting for at least five years any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees. Such debarment shall include the debarment of all principals in the offeror for at least five years.

What's happening now June 25, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1621 Identical bill BRAVE Act
  • HR 7105 Related bill Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 10, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · May 10, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 10, 2019
Heck, Denny
· May 7, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Apr 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2109: BRAVE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2109/
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"H.R. 2109: BRAVE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2109/.
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H.R. 2109, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2109/.
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