S. 131 · 118th Congress

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Introduced on Jan 30, 2023 by Sherrod Brown (D-OH). 8 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jan 30, 2023
Cosponsors
8
1 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

A 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.

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.

Sherrod BrownD-OHSponsor

Democrats · 6

Independents · 1

Republicans · 1

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

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 30, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 30, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Sep 25, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 17, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-299.
  5. Dec 17, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-299.
  6. Dec 17, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.

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 Association8 reports
    $30.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  6. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  7. National League for Nursing5 reports
    $136.2K reported (all issues)
  8. National Postal Mail Handlers Union5 reports
    $35K reported (all issues)
  9. Nuclear Care Partners5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING3 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  11. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  12. National Association of Letter Carriers3 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  13. American Academy of Family Physicians2 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAI match · 99%
  14. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  15. Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group2 reports
    $24K reported (all issues)
  16. Healthcare Leadership Council1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  17. National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.1 report
    $160K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.