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BRAVE Act

1/11/2023, 1:27 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 1382

Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act

(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract or task order 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.

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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Current Status of Bill HR 1382

Bill HR 1382 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 16, 2015. Bill HR 1382 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on March 16, 2015.  Bill HR 1382's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. as of May 19, 2015

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1382

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
8
Democrat Cosponsors
5
Republican Cosponsors
3
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1382

Primary Policy Focus

Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact Areas

- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Public contracts and procurement
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1382

BRAVE Act
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.
Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act
BRAVE Act
BRAVE Act
Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 1382

Kathleen M. Rice
Kathleen M. Rice
New YorkDemocrat
Mark Takano
Mark Takano
CaliforniaDemocrat
Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson
CaliforniaDemocrat
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
American SamoaRepublican
Ann M. Kuster
Ann M. Kuster
New HampshireDemocrat
Derek Kilmer
Derek Kilmer
WashingtonDemocrat

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