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HR 149 · in committee · significant

Lead by Example Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Starting in 2027, Congress members and staff must use Veterans Affairs health plans instead of current federal health plans.
  • Members of Congress and their staff are affected by this change to their health insurance coverage.
  • The VA and Office of Personnel Management must submit a implementation plan by September 15, 2025.

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    How would requiring Congress members and staff to use VA health plans demonstrate leadership on veterans' benefits compared to other potential approaches?

  2. 02

    What implementation challenges might the VA face in absorbing Congress members and staff into its existing health system by 2027?

  3. 03

    Would Congress members and staff experience different healthcare access or costs under VA plans compared to their current federal health coverage?

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Sponsor · R-OH-8

Warren Davidson

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Introduced 2025-02-06

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-06 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  3. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  4. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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