S131-118

Reported

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.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 30, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HFC921456061D475AAEC2A378F83D9F3A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023.
  • Section H0E79E3EFAD9A41DA890AB7A5B3A6B866: 2. Inclusion of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— in...
  • Section H229844DCB5B8453794A27BD9F5A46B24: 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be...
  • Section H59418E308533412FA6E87AC107BCA29F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.
  • Section HDA3AC33F1CBC4F08B7B30133A9D5BF7A: 2. Inclusion of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Government Operations, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Government Operations Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 17, 2024

Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment

Jan 30, 2023

Mr. Brown (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, …

Jan 30, 2023

Mr. Brown (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Government Operations Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

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