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HR 307 115th Congress House

Lead by Example Act of 2017

Official title: To ensure that Members of Congress and Congressional staff receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs instead of under the Federal Health Benefits Program or health care exchanges.

Introduced: January 5, 2017 Introduced by: Davidson, Warren Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional officers and employeesCongressional oversightHealth care costs and insuranceMembers of CongressVeterans' medical care
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Became law
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 5, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lead by Example Act of 2017

This bill provides that, beginning January 3, 2019, the only health care plan the federal government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff shall be health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

By September 15, 2017, the VA and the Office of Personnel Management shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to carry out this bill, including recommendations for any necessary legislative actions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 307: Lead by Example Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-307/
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"H.R. 307: Lead by Example Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-307/.
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H.R. 307, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-307/.
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