# 117-hr-147: BRAVE Act

117-hr-147, BRAVE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-147
- Congress: 117
- Title: BRAVE Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-01-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bringing Registered Apprenticeships to Veterans Education Act or the BRAVE Act This bill requires the Department of Labor, in the implementation of the Transition Assistance Program, to provide information concerning apprenticeship programs to members of the Armed Forces who are separating from active duty. The bill expands an existing monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 GI Bill by authorizing the stipend to be used for other purposes. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in coordination with Labor, must establish a publicly accessible and user-friendly website on which veterans can find specified information about apprenticeship programs that are approved under VA education benefit provisions.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 427 | 0 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-147 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/147)

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- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5727)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-147 (as of 2025-11-18).