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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
6/25/2019 • Senate
Summary
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.
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.
Passed House • 6/24/2019
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
April 4, 2019
Committee Review
May 1, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Floor Debate
June 24, 2019
Passed Chamber
June 24, 2019
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