HR 1382 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

BRAVE Act

Introduced 2015-03-16· Sponsored by Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2015-05-19)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2015-05-18
Roll #242
Yea 404Nay 0
Democrats
170 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
234 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2015-05-18
Roll #242
Yea 404Nay 0
Democrats
170 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
234 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act 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 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.…

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Cosponsors (8)

5 Democrats3 Republicans