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Main Subject: Armed Forces and National Security

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.

S1621-116, HR7105-116,

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Jun. 25 2019	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

House floor actions Actions

Floor
Jun. 24 2019	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5045) DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2109. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5045-5046) Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Calendars
Jun. 18 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.

Committee
Jun. 18 2019	Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-117.

IntroReferral
Apr. 04 2019	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
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)

Committee
Jun. 18 2019	Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-117.

IntroReferral
Apr. 04 2019	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
May. 01 2019	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr. 29 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

House bill HR2109-116

Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act

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