# 119-hr-8822: Federal Workers’ Compensation Integrity and Care Act

119-hr-8822, Federal Workers’ Compensation Integrity and Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8822
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Workers’ Compensation Integrity and Care Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Data checks for federal workers' benefits: mixed, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8822 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8822)

## Related
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8822 (as of 2026-09-21).