To amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain improvements to services and benefits for veterans and separating members of the Armed Forces with respect to apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on November 16, 2021 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
7 Cosponsors (6 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Norcross Statement on the Unanimous Passing of the BRAVE Act”
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Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ1]
(Sponsor)
on Nov 16, 2021
“Higgins Announces Passage of Bills Helping to Connect Veterans to Employment Opportunities”
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Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY26]
on Dec 7, 2021
“the daily leader: tuesday, november 16, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Nov 16, 2021
History
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Nov 14, 2019
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5098 (116th). |
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Jan 4, 2021
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Apr 14, 2021
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Considered by Economic Opportunity
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 24, 2021
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Considered by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jul 28, 2021
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Nov 11, 2021
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Nov 16, 2021
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
H.R. 147 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 147. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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