Skip to main content
GWGovwatch
CongressBillsCommitteesPresidentMoneyPulseMisconductElectionsMap
Donate

Weekly accountability digest

One email a week with new votes, moving bills, and misconduct updates. No spam.

GW

Govwatch. Public data about Congress, in one place, in plain English.

Built with public data. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Explore

  • Officials
  • Legislation
  • Committees
  • Congress Pulse
  • Trending Topics
  • Bipartisan Leaderboard
  • Weekly Digest
  • Misconduct
  • Predictions

Learn

  • How Congress Works
  • How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Campaign Finance 101
  • Glossary

Tools

  • My Representatives
  • Compare Members
  • Bill Watchlist
  • Search
  • District Map
  • Follow the Money
  • Watch Live

Site

  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Data Sources

Congress.gov API v3
Bills, members, votesGovInfo API
Floor speeches, reports, bill textFederal Election Commission (FEC)
Campaign financeVoteView (UCLA)
Ideology scores (DW-NOMINATE)GovTrack.us
Misconduct data (CC0)U.S. Census Bureau
District demographics
Support This Project

This site is free. Donations help cover hosting, API fees, and keeping the data fresh.

All data is sourced from official government APIs and public records. This site is for informational purposes only.

© 2026 Govwatch

HR3170Referred to Committee

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-01
Introduced
17
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Tim Walberg
Tim Walberg
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (550 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000798

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (17)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Joe Courtney (D-CT-2)Original· 2025-05-01
  • Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26)· 2025-06-12
  • Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)· 2025-06-25
  • Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7)· 2025-06-25
  • Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2025-08-08
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)· 2025-08-15
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-08-15
  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2025-09-30
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2025-09-30
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)· 2025-09-30
  • Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5)· 2025-09-30
  • Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4)· 2025-10-14
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-10-14
  • James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)· 2025-10-14
  • Randy Fine (R-FL-6)· 2025-10-24
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)· 2025-11-18
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)· 2025-11-18

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.

2025-12-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReported By · 2025-12-04

Previously

  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReported By · 2025-12-04
  • Education and Workforce CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-06-25
  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceMarkup By · 2025-06-25
  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-01
  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-05-01

Plain-English Summary

Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • HR2616Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
    Passed House · 2026-05-21
  • HR8876To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to provide for the prevention, management, control, and eradication of aquatic nuisance species, and for other purposes.
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-19
  • HRES1236Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month".
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-29
  • HR8210A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-21