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HR 149 119th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional officers and employees Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health facilities and institutions Members of Congress

Lead by Example Act of 2025

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Davidson, Warren Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2025
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 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Lead by Example Act of 2025

This bill provides that, beginning January 3, 2027, 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, 2025, 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.

What's happening now February 6, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 149: Lead by Example Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-149/
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"H.R. 149: Lead by Example Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-149/.
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H.R. 149, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-149/.
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