House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Lead By Example Act

H.R. 143Introduced Jan 3, 2013Policy area: Congress

Where it went

IntroducedJan 3, 2013
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 3, 2013 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 143.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RIGELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H37):
Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution: ``All Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.''
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

Sent to: Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Committee on House AdministrationBills with a CBO estimate Bills with a committee report See it in the Data Web

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 143, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. E. Rigell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.