BRAVE Act
Latest action · Feb 14, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Passed HouseFeb 13, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act
(Sec. 2) 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 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.
The VA shall: (1) commence debarment actions within 30 days after determining that the offeror misrepresented such veteran status, and (2) complete debarment actions within 90 days after such determination.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 87 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed407–0 | Feb 13, 2017 |
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2017 to Feb 13, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Feb 9, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Feb 9, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Feb 13, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2017 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2017 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2017 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 13, 2017Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 13, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1111-1112)
- Feb 13, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 974.
- Feb 13, 2017At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Feb 13, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1114-1115)
- Feb 13, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H1111)
- Feb 13, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E203 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E189 | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA | Feb 14, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1111, H1112Text printed H1111Recorded votes H1114enact | Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Kathleen M. Rice D-NY, Timothy J. Walz D-MN | Feb 13, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H978.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- BRAVE Act
- Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- BRAVE Act
- Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2017Referred in Senate
- Feb 13, 2017Engrossed in House
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
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