US Congress House Bill 2109 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 25 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

BRAVE Act Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act

Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-25	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-06-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5045)
2019-06-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-06-24	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2109.
2019-06-24	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5045-5046)
2019-06-24	House	Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-06-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.
2019-06-18	House	Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-117.
2019-05-01	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2019-05-01	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2019-04-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-04-04	House	Introduced in House

SB1621 (Same As) 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB7105 (Related) 2021-01-05 - Became Public Law No: 116-315.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2109/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2109/BILLS-116hr2109ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2109/BILLS-116hr2109rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2109/BILLS-116hr2109eh.pdf