H.R. 618 · 118th Congress

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Introduced on Jan 30, 2023 by Tim Walberg (R-MI-5). 55 cosponsors, 42 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 5, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jan 30, 2023
Cosponsors
55
42 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. 3Passed 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

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Tim WalbergR-MI-5Sponsor

Democrats · 42

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 30, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 30, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 30, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  4. Jun 13, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jun 13, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.
  6. Jul 5, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-571.
  7. Jul 5, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-571.
  8. Jul 5, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES11 reports
    $710K reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS10 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  4. American Medical Association10 reports
    $30.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  6. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  7. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  8. National League for Nursing5 reports
    $136.2K reported (all issues)
  9. National Postal Mail Handlers Union5 reports
    $35K reported (all issues)
  10. Nuclear Care Partners5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  11. Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group5 reports
    $54K reported (all issues)
  12. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING3 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  13. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  14. National Association of Letter Carriers3 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  15. American Academy of Family Physicians2 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAI match · 99%
  16. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  17. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS1 report
    $270K reported (all issues)
  18. Healthcare Leadership Council1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.