BRAVE Act
1/11/2023, 1:33 PMCongressional Summary of S 3154
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.
Any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees shall be debarred from contracting with the VA for at least five years.
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Current Status of Bill S 3154
Bill S 3154 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 11, 2016. Bill S 3154 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the Senate on July 11, 2016. Bill S 3154's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. as of July 11, 2016Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3154
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
1Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3154
Primary Policy Focus
Armed Forces and National SecurityPotential Impact Areas
Department of Veterans AffairsFraud offenses and financial crimesPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationAlternate Title(s) of Bill S 3154
BRAVE ActBRAVE ActBoosting Rates of American Veteran Employment ActA bill 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.Comments
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