# 119-s-2167: Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025

119-s-2167, Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-07).

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- As of: 2026-08-07
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2167
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-07

## Summary

**Expands who can order medical care under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to authorize services.** The bill would amend Section 3629 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to add a new subsection that lets a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, acting within their State scope of practice and following regulations and instructions the President issues, prescribe, recommend, or order services, appliances, and supplies for a covered individual's illness. It also renumbers nearby subsections and makes no changes to funding or eligibility beyond this authority expansion.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow NPs and PAs to Order Care: benefit, low. If enacted, a nurse practitioner or physician assistant could prescribe, recommend, or order services, appliances, and supplies. This would apply to people who get medical benefits under section 3629 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. They would have to act withi…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-2167 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2167)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2167 (as of 2026-08-07).