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S. 131 118th Congress Senate

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers' compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers' compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 19, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.
Dec 17, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-299.
Sep 25, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 618 Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 24, 2024
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Sep 24, 2024
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 24, 2024
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 5, 2024
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 26, 2024
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 19, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 1, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 30, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 131: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-131/
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"S. 131: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-131/.
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S. 131, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-131/.
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