3.0.0 2465 2023-01-11T13:22:47Z 2023-01-11T13:22:47Z House H HR 2011-07-08 112 [Pages H4793-H4794]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KLINE:H.R. 2465.[[Page H4794]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-30T18:24:21Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Markup by 2011-07-13T13:58:40Z Referred to 2011-07-08T13:02:20Z 2011-11-30 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-11-29 17:03:39 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 17:03:34 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7908-7909) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 17:03:34 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7908-7909) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-29 16:47:16 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2465. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 16:47:13 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7908-7916) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 16:46:56 Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2011-07-13 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2011-07-13 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-07-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 N M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2011-07-08 True W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2011-07-08 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2011-07-08 True Government Operations and Politics Allied health services Conflicts and wars Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disability assistance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Health personnel Nursing Terrorism Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-07-08 Introduced in House 2011-08-22T18:43:04Z Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act - Modifies the definition of "medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies" under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) to include physician assistants and advanced practice nurses and to provide for the reimbursement for services provided by such assistants and nurses. Permits such assistants and nurses to certify disability due to traumatic injury during a continuation of pay period.

Extends eligibility for compensation under FECA for disability or death resulting from an attack by a terrorist or terrorist organization.

Increases benefit amounts for funeral expenses and for workers who sustain an injury that results in a serious disfigurement of the face, head, or neck.

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to require, as a condition of receiving compensation under FECA, a claimant to consent to the release by the Social Security Administration (SSA) of such claimant's social security earnings information.

Provides for the continuation of pay of an employee who has filed a claim for wage loss due to a traumatic injury in a zone of armed conflict.

]]> 36 2011-11-29 Passed House amended 2011-12-12T21:56:03Z Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act - Modifies the definition of "medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies" under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) to include physician assistants and advanced practice nurses and to provide for the reimbursement for services provided by such assistants and nurses. Permits such assistants and nurses to certify disability due to traumatic injury during a continuation of pay period.

Extends eligibility for compensation under FECA for disability or death resulting from an attack by a terrorist or terrorist organization.

Allows additional FECA benefits, up to $50,000, for workers who sustain an injury that results in a serious disfigurement of the face, head, or neck.

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to require, as a condition of receiving compensation under FECA, a claimant to consent to the release by the Social Security Administration (SSA) of such claimant's social security earnings information.

Provides for the continuation of pay, for up to 135 days, of an employee who has filed a claim for wage loss due to a traumatic injury in a zone of armed conflict. Requires a claim for wage loss to be filed not later than 45 days following termination of assignment to the zone of armed conflict or return to the United States, whichever occurs later. Grants a right of subrogation to the United States for the continuation of pay of a federal employee.

Allows payment of up to $6,000 of funeral and burial expenses for deaths of federal employees that result from an injury sustained in the performance of duty.

Allows payment of administrative expenses from the Employees' Compensation Fund.

Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

]]> Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act Display Title Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act Short Titles as Passed House Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act H House Referred in Senate 2011-11-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2465rfs/xml/BILLS-112hr2465rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2011-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2465eh/xml/BILLS-112hr2465eh.xml Introduced in House 2011-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2465ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2465ih.xml 2011-11-30 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.