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H.R. 3170 119th Congress House

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025

Official title: 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 nu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: May 1, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Walberg Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Disability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnel
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.
Dec 4, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-394.
Jun 25, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 0.
Jun 25, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
May 1, 2025
Introduced in House
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025

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.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3296 Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
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 Lobbying activity 93

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 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 7 Republican 10
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Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Nov 18, 2025
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2025
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Fine, Randy
Florida · Oct 24, 2025
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Oct 14, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Oct 14, 2025
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Walkinshaw, James R.
Virginia · Oct 14, 2025
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 30, 2025
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 30, 2025
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Sep 30, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2025
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Aug 15, 2025
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Aug 15, 2025
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Aug 8, 2025
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Mackenzie, Ryan
Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 2025
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Messmer, Mark B.
Indiana · Jun 25, 2025
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
New York · Jun 12, 2025
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 1, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3170: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3170/
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"H.R. 3170: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3170/.
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H.R. 3170, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3170/.
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