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Industry Information

Federal—Legislative Activity

Posted Date: June 17, 2019
    
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Industry InformationLegislative Activity

​NCCI's Legislative Activity Page is provided "As Is", solely as a reference tool to be used for informational purposes only. This page contains summaries of various workers compensation related bills as initially drafted, which are subject to change and frequently do. The end user is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the information contained herein prior to use for any purpose. The information on this page shall not be construed or interpreted as providing legal or any other advice.
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Relates to the “Insurance Data Protection Act”; prohibits the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company.
Senate5/12/2025S 1544In Senate Committee2025
Relates to ensuring that the provision of portable benefits to an individual is not considered in determining whether such individual is an employee of a person.
House3/14/2025HR 1320In House Committee2025
Amends the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam.
House3/4/2025HR 876In House Committee2025
Relates to the “Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act” or “Tim’s Act”; reforms and enhances the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters.
Senate2/28/2025S 279In Senate Committee2025
Relates to the “Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act of 2024”; allows transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels.
House2/25/2025HR 667In House Committee2025
Relates to covering, for purposes of workers compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers.
Senate1/6/2025S 131Failed2023
Covers, for purposes of workers compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured federal workers.
House1/6/2025HR 618Failed2023
Allows transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels.
House1/6/2025HR 2588Failed2023
Relates to the “Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act” or “Tim’s Act”; reforms and enhances the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters.
Senate1/6/2025S 1505Failed2023
Relates to the “Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act”; requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers.
House1/6/2025HR 3482Failed2023
Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers.
Senate1/6/2025S 1696Failed2023
Establishes an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.
House1/6/2025HR 3421Failed2023
Relates to the “Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act” or “Tim’s Act”; reforms and enhances the pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters.
House1/6/2025HR 3108Failed2023
Establishes a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.
Senate1/6/2025S 1655Failed2023
Relates to the “Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023”; replaces references to “wives” and “husbands” in Federal law with references to “spouses”.
House1/6/2025HR 4602Failed2023
Relates to the “Exploitative Workplace Surveillance and Technologies Task Force Act of 2023"; establishes an interagency task force on employer surveillance and workplace technologies.
Senate1/6/2025S 2440Failed2023
Relates to the “Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2023”; amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis.
Senate1/6/2025S 2416Failed2024
Relates to the “Insurance Data Protection Act”; prohibits the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company.
House1/6/2025HR 5535Failed2023
Relates to the “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act” or the “MORE Act”; decriminalizes and deschedules cannabis and provides for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs; provides for expungement of certain cannabis offenses.
House1/6/2025HR 5601Failed2023
Relates to the “Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023”; ensures that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as “black lung disease”).
Senate1/6/2025S 3304Failed2023
Relates to the “Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023”; ensures that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as “black lung disease”).
House1/6/2025HR 6461Failed2023
Relates to the “Insurance Data Protection Act”; prohibits the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company.
Senate1/6/2025S 3349Failed2023
Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis.
House1/6/2025HR 6761Failed2023
Relates to the “Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act”; clarifies and preserves the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
House1/6/2025HR 6860Failed2024
Relates to the “Coordination Of Medicare Payments and Workers Compensation Act” or the “COMP Act”; provides for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions.
House1/6/2025HR 7368Failed2024
Relates to the “Ensuring Equity for Firefighters Act”; includes in the time as a firefighter employed by a State when that firefighter is later reclassified as a Federal employee.
House1/6/2025HR 7878Failed2024
Relates to the “Open America's Ports Act”; adjusts certain ownership and other requirements for passenger vessels.
Senate1/6/2025S 4538Failed2024
Relates to the “Safeguarding American Tourism Act”; exempts large cruise ships from certain requirements applicable to passenger vessels.
Senate1/6/2025S 4544Failed2024
Relates to the “Baltimore Recovery Act”; provides an exemption from certain Jones Act restrictions for vessels that arrive at or depart from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.
Senate1/6/2025S 4694Failed2024
In part, relates to Longshore And Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act; allows transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels.
House1/11/2023HR 300Failed2021
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services.
House1/11/2023HR 1603Failed2021
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services.
House1/11/2023HR 1537Failed2021
In part, provides for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions.
Senate1/11/2023S 653Failed2021
Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis.
Senate1/11/2023S 757Failed2021
Establishes an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.
House1/11/2023HR 1976Failed2021
Creates a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty.
House1/11/2023HR 2499Failed2022
Provides benefits authorized under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act to maritime workers who contract COVID–19.
House1/11/2023HR 3114Failed2021
Increases the period of time a claimant under the Federal Employees Compensation Act may supply supporting documentation to the Office of Worker’s Compensation.
House1/11/2023HR 3050Failed2021
Amends the Social Security Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions.
House1/11/2023HR 3124Failed2021
Increases the period of time during which an individual who has submitted a claim for benefits, may supply supporting documentation to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs of the Department of Labor.
Senate1/11/2023S 2017Failed2021
Relates to enhancing the rights of domestic workers.
House1/11/2023S 2569Failed2021
Relates to enhancing the rights of domestic workers.
House1/11/2023HR 4826Failed2021
Establishes a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program.
House1/11/2023HR 5823Failed2021
Relates to covering, for purposes of workers compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers.
House1/11/2023HR 6087Failed2021
Ensures that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner.
House1/11/2023HR 6102Failed2021
Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers.
Senate1/11/2023S 3674Failed2022
Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers.
House1/11/2023HR 6767Failed2022
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system.
House1/11/2023HR 6637Failed2022
Relates to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. In part, provides to Congress a study that addresses the societal impact of the legalization of recreational cannabis by States, including workers compensations claims.
House1/11/2023HR 3617Failed2022
Creates a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty.
Senate1/11/2023S 1116Failed2022
Ensures that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as “black lung disease”).
Senate1/11/2023S 4511Failed2022
Provides exemptions from certain Jones Act restrictions to vessels providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico for the areas affected by Hurricane Fiona.
Senate1/11/2023S 4999Failed2022
Requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing the Jones Act.
House1/11/2023HR 9548Failed2022
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services.
Senate1/11/2023S 5282Failed2022
Relates to American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
House3/12/2021HR 1319Enacted2021
Provides for transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information.
House12/11/2020HR 1375In Senate Committee2020
Relates to the Heroes Act.
Senate11/17/2020S 4800In Senate Committee2020
Relates to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions.
Senate10/30/2020S 4734In Senate Committee2020
Relates to the Heroes Act.
House10/6/2020HR 925Amended and Passed House2020
Relates to the Heroes Act.
House10/1/2020HR 8406In House Committee2020
Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers.
Senate8/14/2020SB 4276In Senate Committee2020
Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers.
House8/3/2020HR 6746In House Committee2020
Creates the Federal Workforce Health and Safety During the Pandemic Act.
House7/22/2020HR 7341In House Committee2020
Establishes a presumption that certain firefighters who are Federal employees and have COVID–19 contracted that disease while in the performance of their official duties.
Senate7/9/2020SB 3910In Senate Committee2020
Establishes a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program, and for other purposes.
House6/22/2020HR 6983In House Committee2020
Establishes a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program, and for other purposes.
House5/29/2020HR 7011 In House Committee2020
Creates Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act.  Relates to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.
House5/26/2020HR 6800 In Senate Committee2020
Relates to Transportation Security Administration employees who contract COVID–19 are entitled to appropriate workers compensation and other benefits.
House5/5/2020HR 6656In House Committee2020
In part, eliminates the Federal Insurance Office within the Department of the Treasury.
Senate1/21/2020S 1586Introduced
Allows transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels, and for other purposes.
House1/2/2020HR 5498Introduced
Includes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019.
House12/20/2019HR 1865Enacted
Reauthorizes through 2027 the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program within the Department of the Treasury.
Senate12/17/2019S 2877In Senate Committee
Contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program.
House12/16/2019HR 5038In Senate Committee
In part, eliminates the Federal Insurance Office within the Department of the Treasury.
House12/11/2019HR 1862In House Committee
Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to preserve specified amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in the event those amendments are repealed. The amendments expanded the application of certain eligibility requirements for black lung benefits to claims that were pending on or after the enactment of PPACA. Those requirements (1) established a rebuttable presumption for claims filed by a miner who worked at least 15 years in an underground coal mine that a disabling lung or respiratory condition was due to black lung disease; and (2) entitled the survivors of a miner who, before death, was determined to be eligible for benefits to those benefits without the survivors being required to revalidate the miner's claim. (Previously, survivors were required to prove that the miner's death was caused by black lung disease.)
House11/26/2019HR 170In House Committee
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
House11/26/2019HR 1384In House Committee
Enhances the rights of domestic workers.
House11/26/2019HR 3760In House Committee
Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers'
House11/26/2019HR 4016In House Committee
Provides for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions.
House11/26/2019HR 4161In House Committee
Reauthorizes through 2030 the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program within the Department of the Treasury.
House11/26/2019HR 4634In Senate Committee
Requires the Department of Labor to award grants for FY2020, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to support broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits.
Senate11/26/2019S 541In Senate Committee
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Senate11/26/2019S 1129In Senate Committee
Creates a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of the duty of the employee.
Senate11/26/2019S 1942In Senate Committee
Provides for transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information.
Senate11/26/2019S 1989In Senate Committee
Enhances the rights of domestic workers.
Senate11/26/2019S 2112In Senate Committee
Ensures that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as “black lung disease”).
Senate11/26/2019S 2205In Senate Committee
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