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 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-14 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Vote | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1114-1115) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | At 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 974. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1111-1112) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-13 | Floor | Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-07 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House committee actions |
| 2017-02-07 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |