# 119-s-3296: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025

119-s-3296, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3296
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**This bill would expand FECA coverage by adding physician assistants and nurse practitioners as _other eligible providers_.** It links eligibility to each provider's scope of practice under State law. - Federal workers: Injured Federal employees would have more types of clinicians who can deliver FECA-covered care, which may speed access to treatment. - Nurse practitioners and physician assistants: These clinicians would be recognized under FECA when they practice within their State-defined scope, making their services payable under the program. - Department of Labor and States: The Department of Labor would have six months to issue final rules to implement the change. State scope-of-practice laws would determine which clinicians qualify.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More provider options for federal workers: benefit, low. This bill would allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to provide medical care and evaluations to injured federal workers under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). Providers would need to be acting within the scope of practice defined by State law to qualify. The bill would…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act
- 119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3296 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3296)

## Related
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1677)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1547)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3296 (as of 2026-10-03).