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Federal Workers’ Compensation Integrity and Care Act
Sponsored By: Representative Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would authorize enhanced data-sharing to detect and prevent improper Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) payments. It would let the Secretary of Labor request earnings and benefit records from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and employment data from the Department of Health and Human Services' National Directory of New Hires to verify FECA recipients.
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- Federal employees who receive FECA benefits would have earnings, Social Security Title II benefit, and new-hire information cross-checked. The bill allows certain disclosures without requiring employee authorization or notice.
- The Social Security Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services would be required to provide the requested information to the Secretary of Labor in a timely way and at no cost, and to sign memoranda of understanding with the Secretary within 90 days to specify format and frequency.
- The Secretary of Labor would have to set procedures to match FECA recipients to external earnings and employment records, with the changes applying to FECA Subchapter I payments made on or after enactment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Data checks for federal workers' benefits
This bill would let the Labor Department request earnings and monthly Social Security benefit data from SSA for FECA recipients. It would let HHS provide National Directory of New Hires records. Requests would be allowed without telling the employee. Agencies would have to provide the data quickly and free, as the MOUs specify. Labor would have to sign MOUs with SSA and HHS and set up matching procedures within 90 days after enactment. These rules would apply to FECA payments made on or after the date of enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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