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: April 4, 2019
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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