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S. 1621 116th Congress Senate

BRAVE Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2019 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans AffairsFraud offenses and financial crimesPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action May 22, 2019

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2109 Identical bill BRAVE Act
  • HR 7105 Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1621: BRAVE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1621/
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"S. 1621: BRAVE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1621/.
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S. 1621, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1621/.
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