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Introduced
04/04/2019
04/04/2019
In Committee
04/29/2019
04/29/2019
Crossed Over
06/25/2019
06/25/2019
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
BRAVE Act BRAVE Act Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment 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 also 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. Such debarment shall include the debarment of all principals in the offeror for at least five years.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the BRAVE Act (Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act), authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give preference to offerors (companies bidding on contracts) based on the percentage of their full-time employees who are veterans when awarding contracts for goods or services. The bill also allows the VA to debar (exclude) from VA contracting for at least five years any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (7)
Kathleen Rice (D)*,
Gil Cisneros (D),
Paul Cook (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Denny Heck (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Amata Radewagen (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 06/25/2019)
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