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H.R. 3170In committee
Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
Introduced: May 1, 2025
Latest action date: Dec 4, 2025
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- May 1, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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.
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Disability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelNursingWorker safety and health
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.
CalendarsHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-394.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-394.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 0.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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