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HR 618 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Disability assistance Employee benefits and pensions Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Nursing Worker safety and health

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Introduced: December 19, 2023 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 5, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.
Jul 5, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-571.
Jun 13, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.
Jun 13, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

This bill expands the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in providing services to injured federal workers under the federal workers' compensation program.

Specifically, under the program, nurse practitioners and physician assistants acting within the scope of their practice may (1) prescribe or recommend treatment for injured federal workers; (2) certify the nature of an injury and probable extent of disability; (3) provide prescribed treatment for injured federal workers; and (4) participate, with a physician designated by the Department of Labor, in a mandatory workers' compensation examination of an injured worker. In general, only physicians may fulfill these roles under current law.         

What's happening now July 5, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.

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 Cosponsors 52
All 52 Democratic 30 Republican 13
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 18, 2024
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Jun 18, 2024
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 18, 2024
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Swalwell, Eric
California · Jun 18, 2024
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Jun 4, 2024
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 8, 2024
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2024
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 20, 2024
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LaLota, Nick
New York · Apr 20, 2024
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 18, 2024
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Apr 18, 2024
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 18, 2024
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Mar 22, 2024
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 8, 2024
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Feb 14, 2024
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 31, 2024
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 31, 2024
Wild, Susan
· Jan 31, 2024
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jan 29, 2024
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jan 25, 2024
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Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 19, 2023
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Dec 19, 2023
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Dec 19, 2023
Phillips, Dean
· Dec 19, 2023
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Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 19, 2023
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 19, 2023
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Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Dec 7, 2023
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Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Dec 7, 2023
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 7, 2023
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Dec 7, 2023
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Dec 7, 2023
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Nov 30, 2023
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Nov 1, 2023
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 25, 2023
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Harder, Josh
California · Oct 18, 2023
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Oct 18, 2023
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Oct 18, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 3, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Oct 3, 2023
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 14, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 13, 2023
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2023
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 3, 2023
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 27, 2023
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2023
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 27, 2023
Ruppersberger, C.
· Feb 27, 2023
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 27, 2023
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 27, 2023
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Feb 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 618: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-618/
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