BRAVE Act

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Introduced

7 February 2017

Last action

14 February 2017 · 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 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.

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Timeline

7 February 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Source: Committee
7 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2017
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
13 February 2017
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)
Source: Floor
13 February 2017
Vote
Passed/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)
Source: Floor
13 February 2017
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
13 February 2017
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 974.
Source: Floor
13 February 2017
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1111-1112)
Source: Floor
13 February 2017
Floor
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
14 February 2017
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral

Votes

14 February 2017 · passed · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed · Official source

Yes 407 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 24

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

Versions

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Engrossed in House · 13 February 2017 · Download file
Introduced in House · 7 February 2017 · Download file

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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Passed House without amendment
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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/974
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/974
us · 115-hr-974 · source updated 5 December 2025