Congress would be forced to use veterans' health care under proposed GOP bill that aims to highlight VA issues

A Republican lawmaker proposed a bill this week that, if passed, would require Congress members and their staff to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Lead by Example Act aims to force lawmakers to address and rectify the VA's long-standing issues.

The legislation was proposed by Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio (R), an Army veteran. Davidson, who has previously supported the VA Mission Act, VA Accountability Act, and the PACT Act, argued that more needs to be done to rectify the problems with the VA.

"I introduced the Lead by Example Act to require all members of Congress and their staff to receive healthcare from the VA," Davidson wrote on Twitter Wednesday. "VA will require consistent and intentional Congressional oversight to fulfill its obligation to provide healthcare to veterans."

Lawmakers in the House and Senate and their staff currently receive health insurance coverage through the Washington, D.C., exchange established under Obamacare. Lawmakers cover 20% of their health care costs, while taxpayers fund 80%.