BRAVE Act

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Introduced

16 March 2015

Last action

19 May 2015 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

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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Timeline

16 March 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Source: Committee
24 March 2015
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
16 April 2015
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Source: Committee
16 April 2015
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
18 May 2015
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
18 May 2015
Vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 242). (text: CR H3261-3262)
Source: Floor
18 May 2015
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 242).(text: CR H3261-3262)
Source: Floor
18 May 2015
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3261-3263)
Source: Floor
18 May 2015
Vote
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.
Source: Floor
18 May 2015
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1382.
Source: Floor
18 May 2015
Floor
Mr. Wenstrup moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
19 May 2015
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Referred in Senate (text)
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Passed House amended
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Related records

related to ← BRAVE Act
related to ← SERVICE Act

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1382
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1382
us · 114-hr-1382 · source updated 5 December 2025