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BRAVE Act

1/11/2023, 1:33 PM

Congressional 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, 2016

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3154

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3154

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 S 3154

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

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3154

Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
WisconsinDemocrat
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
North CarolinaRepublican

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