H.R. 6087 · 117th Congress

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Introduced on Nov 30, 2021 by Joe Courtney (D-CT-2). 19 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 8, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Nov 30, 2021
Cosponsors
19
2 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Disability assistance
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Health personnel
  • Nursing
  • Worker safety and health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 7, 2022). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Joe CourtneyD-CT-2Sponsor

Democrats · 17

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jun 7, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 325–83

History

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  1. Nov 30, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 30, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 30, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  4. Mar 16, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Mar 16, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 7, 2022 · HouseMr. Courtney moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Jun 7, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5242-5249)
  8. Jun 7, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6087.
  9. Jun 7, 2022 · HouseAt 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.
  10. Jun 7, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5321-5322)
  11. Jun 7, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 325 - 83 (Roll no. 233).House · Roll call 233
  12. Jun 7, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 325 - 83 (Roll no. 233). (text: CR H5242)House · Roll call 233
  13. Jun 7, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Jun 8, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.