Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Sep 14, 2026
What it does
The bill would amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to include services provided by physician assistants and nurse practitioners as covered medical care for injured federal workers, defining them as "other eligible providers" under state scope-of-practice laws. It requires conforming changes throughout chapter 81 of title 5, U.S. Code, to replace or supplement references to physicians with these providers in provisions related to medical treatment, examinations, and benefit determinations. The Secretary of Labor must finalize implementing regulations within six months of enactment. The bill affects federal employees seeking workers’ compensation by expanding the range of qualified…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.