S. 3296, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025, advanced out of committee on August 6, 2026.
S. 3296 — Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Feder…
What it does
This bill expands Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) coverage to include services provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants to injured federal workers, placing them on equal footing with physicians for workers' compensation purposes. The bill amends the definition of covered providers in federal workers' compensation law and requires the Department of Labor to issue implementing regulations within 6 months.
Quorum's transparency scan found no buried provisions in Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025.
What happens next
S. 3296 advanced out of committee. Next stop: a floor vote.
Who is behind it
Filed by Susan Collins. Cosponsored by Bernie Moreno, Christopher Coons, Jeanne Shaheen and John Fetterman.