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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. DAVIDSON:H.R. 149.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''The single subject of this legislation is:To ensure that Members of Congress and Congressional staffreceive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairsinstead of under the Federal Health Benefits Program orhealth care exchanges.[Page H41]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lead by Example Act of &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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