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- H.R.1382
H.R.1382: BRAVE Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 16, 2015
- Latest Major Action May 19, 2015
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 19, 2015 |
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| May 18, 2015 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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| May 18, 2015 |
Vote in the HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 242). (text: CR H3261-3262) |
| May 18, 2015 |
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3294-3295)
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| May 18, 2015 |
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.
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| May 18, 2015 |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1382.
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| May 18, 2015 |
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3261-3263)
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| May 18, 2015 |
Mr. Wenstrup moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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| April 16, 2015 |
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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| April 16, 2015 |
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| March 24, 2015 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| March 23, 2015 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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| March 16, 2015 |
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| March 16, 2015 |
Introduced in the House by Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) |