H.R. 147BRAVE Act

1 recorded action234 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Donald Norcross [D-NJ-01]
Cosponsors: 7 · 6 Democrats · 1 Republican
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committees: Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee
Latest action: Nov 17, 2021 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

IntroducedJan 4, 2021
Passed the HouseNov 16, 2021
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS 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 also requires Labor, in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 147 as passed House on Nov 16, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 376

House Nov 16, 2021

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

BRAVE Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

427 Yea 0 Nay 6 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members433 members

Democratic220 members

Republican213 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors7 · 6 Democrats · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 147 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.

RBrian K. Fitzpatrick [R-PA-01]Original2026 profile

DConor Lamb [D-PA-17]Original

DElissa Slotkin [D-MI-08]Original

DTIM RYAN [D-OH-13]Joined Jan 28, 2021

DAnthony Brown [D-MD-04]Joined Jan 28, 2021

DChrissy Houlahan [D-PA-06]Joined Feb 1, 20212026 profile

DCheri Bustos [D-IL-17]Joined Feb 1, 2021

Who lobbied on H.R. 1472 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 147 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

Veterans9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERSfiled by INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERSIts PAC: International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation Workers Political Action League

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Environment/Superfund · Veterans +4 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

10 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.