US Congress House Bill 2465 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on November 30 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-30 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act - Modifies the definition of "medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies" under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) to include physician assistants and advanced practice nurses and to provide for the reimbursement for services provided by such assistants and nurses. Permits such assistants and nurses to certify disability due to traumatic injury during a continuation of pay period. Extends eligibility for compensation under FECA for disability or death resulting from an attack by a terrorist or terrorist organization. Allows additional FECA benefits, up to $50,000, for workers who sustain an injury that results in a serious disfigurement of the face, head, or neck. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to require, as a condition of receiving compensation under FECA, a claimant to consent to the release by the Social Security Administration (SSA) of such claimant's social security earnings information. Provides for the continuation of pay, for up to 135 days, of an employee who has filed a claim for wage loss due to a traumatic injury in a zone of armed conflict. Requires a claim for wage loss to be filed not later than 45 days following termination of assignment to the zone of armed conflict or return to the United States, whichever occurs later. Grants a right of subrogation to the United States for the continuation of pay of a federal employee. Allows payment of up to $6,000 of funeral and burial expenses for deaths of federal employees that result from an injury sustained in the performance of duty. Allows payment of administrative expenses from the Employees' Compensation Fund. Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act

Rep. John Kline [R-MN]

Rep. George Miller [D-CA]

Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]

Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-30	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2011-11-29	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-11-29	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7908-7909)
2011-11-29	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2465.
2011-11-29	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7908-7916)
2011-11-29	House	Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2011-07-13	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2011-07-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-07-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2465/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2465/BILLS-112hr2465ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2465/BILLS-112hr2465eh.pdf