House Bill 2109
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act
Active
Passed House on Jun 24, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2109
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
checkPassed on June 24, 2019
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5045)
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.
June 25, 2019
June 24, 2019
June 18, 2019
April 4, 2019
06/25/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
06/24/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/24/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5045)
06/24/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5045)
06/24/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2109.
06/24/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5045-5046)
06/24/2019
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
06/18/2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.
06/18/2019
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-117.
05/01/2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
05/01/2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
04/29/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
04/04/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
04/04/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:17:14 PM