Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022
Latest action · Jun 8, 2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 30, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 7, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 233 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed325–83 | Jun 7, 2022 |
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 30, 2021 to Jun 7, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Nov 30, 2021 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 7, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2021Markup Mar 16, 2022 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 8, 2022 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 7, 2022Mr. Courtney moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 7, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5242-5249)
- Jun 7, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6087.
- Jun 7, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5242–H5249Text printed H5242Recorded votes H5321enactNotices H5330Estimated budget effects of H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act | Alma S. Adams D-NC, Andy Harris R-MD, Gregory F. Murphy R-NC, Joe Courtney D-CT, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Rodney Davis R-IL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tim Walberg R-MI, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jun 7, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 4, 2022H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on March 16, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 206, November 30, 2021, page H6711.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-37 | STRENGTHENING THE SAFETY NET FOR INJURED WORKERS144 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Dec 2, 2021 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2022Referred in Senate
- Jun 7, 2022Engrossed in House
- Nov 30, 2021Introduced in House
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