Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING
Currently in the House. Last action: placed on the union calendar, calendar no. 343 on Dec 4, 2025.
- House Introduced in House May 1, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. May 1, 2025
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jun 25, 2025
- House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 0. Jun 25, 2025
- House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-394. Dec 4, 2025
- House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343. Dec 4, 2025
Cosponsors
17
Subjects
Committees
- Education and Workforce Committee
- [Reported By, Dec 4, 2025]
- [Markup By, Jun 25, 2025]
- [Referred To, May 1, 2025]
Summary
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.
[Summary as of: Reported to House]
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