{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3170","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3170,"title":"Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-01","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000798","fullName":"Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]","party":"R","state":"MI","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":17,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-04","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Disability assistance","Employee benefits and pensions","Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management","Health personnel","Nursing","Worker safety and health"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-394.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-394.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-01","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-01","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-01","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act&nbsp;of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill expands the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in providing services to injured federal workers under the federal workers' compensation program.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-07T20:23:40Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":586,"ts":"2026-04-15T16:19:15.586Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Improving%20Access%20to%20Workers%E2%80%99%20Compensation%20for%20Injured%20Federa"}]}}