Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act

Bill: 116-hr-2109
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2019-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: 

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.

action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

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.

action_date: 2019-06-24
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5045)
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5045)
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2109.
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5045-5046)
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-117.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-117.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Introduced in House