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HR 2561 109th Congress House

Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to cover services provided to injured Federal workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2006 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Federal employeesHealthNurse practitionersPhysicians' assistantsWorkers' compensation
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2005
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 24, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 24, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 26, 2005

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - Amends the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to include within the definition of "physician" physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jul 18, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· May 11, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Apr 25, 2006
Rodgers, Cathy
· Apr 25, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 14, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2561: Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2561/
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"H.R. 2561: Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2561/.
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H.R. 2561, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2561/.
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