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HR 2465 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Allied health services Conflicts and wars Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disability assistance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Health personnel Nursing Terrorism

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act

Introduced: July 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2011
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 29, 2011
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 29, 2011
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7908-7909)
Nov 29, 2011
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7908-7909)
Nov 29, 2011
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2465.
Nov 29, 2011
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7908-7916)
Nov 29, 2011
Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 13, 2011
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 13, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 8, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act - Modifies the definition of "medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies" under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) to include physician assistants and advanced practice nurses and to provide for the reimbursement for services provided by such assistants and nurses. Permits such assistants and nurses to certify disability due to traumatic injury during a continuation of pay period.

Extends eligibility for compensation under FECA for disability or death resulting from an attack by a terrorist or terrorist organization.

Allows additional FECA benefits, up to $50,000, for workers who sustain an injury that results in a serious disfigurement of the face, head, or neck.

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to require, as a condition of receiving compensation under FECA, a claimant to consent to the release by the Social Security Administration (SSA) of such claimant's social security earnings information.

Provides for the continuation of pay, for up to 135 days, of an employee who has filed a claim for wage loss due to a traumatic injury in a zone of armed conflict. Requires a claim for wage loss to be filed not later than 45 days following termination of assignment to the zone of armed conflict or return to the United States, whichever occurs later. Grants a right of subrogation to the United States for the continuation of pay of a federal employee.

Allows payment of up to $6,000 of funeral and burial expenses for deaths of federal employees that result from an injury sustained in the performance of duty.

Allows payment of administrative expenses from the Employees' Compensation Fund.

Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

What's happening now November 30, 2011

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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