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HR 5270 111th 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: September 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Allied health servicesDisability assistanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care coverage and access
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 11, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 11, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 29, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act - Amends the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists as eligible providers of medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies under such Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2010
Sablan, Gregorio
· May 19, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5270: Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5270/
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"H.R. 5270: Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5270/.
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H.R. 5270, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5270/.
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